Ron Paul tickets
March 10, 2010 | posted by Wayne HoffmanClick here to get your tickets to see Ron Paul in Boise.
Taxpayers foot $30K bill for marketing urban renewal legislation
March 08, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inBoise's urban renewal agency used $30,000 of taxpayer funds to write and market legislation to change how urban renewal agencies are governed and operate. The revelation comes after inquiries by the Idaho Freedom Foundation to Boise's Capital City Development Corporation.
Lawmakers reluctant to embrace innovation
March 07, 2010 | posted by Wayne Hoffman inThe early graduation idea promoted by Reps. Steven Thayn of Emmett and Brandon Durst of Boise is the most innovative education concept to hit the Statehouse since the late 1990s. The Thayn/Durst plan, which passed the House 61-7 last month, would start a pilot project that would allow students to graduate early. That would save taxpayers money, a portion of which would be allotted to students in the form of a scholarship.
