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District 33: Firefighter takes on education committee member who has targeted the LGBTQ community
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (1327+ words) An Idaho Falls firefighter is challenging a House Education Committee member who believes schools should teach students to love our country. Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, will face Republican Connor Cook in the May 19 primary election in District 33 House Seat…...
Protestors urging governor to veto bill outing trans kids to parents arrested at Statehouse
3+ week, 1+ day ago (842+ words) This article was first published in the Idaho Capital Sun. Nine protestors who opposed anti-trans bills were arrested Wednesday in the Idaho governor's office at the Capitol in Boise after refusing to leave after the office closed, according to Idaho…...
Statehouse roundup, 3. 5. 26: Parental rights amendment quietly dies, again
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1029+ words) The debate was familiar, the result more or less the same. For the second consecutive year, the House narrowly voted down a constitutional amendment asserting parental rights. The amendment's sponsor, House Education Committee Chairman Dale Hawkins, R-Fernwood, said the mandatory…...
New opt-in law for human sexuality lessons prompts varied responses from Idaho schools
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (982+ words) When Benjamin Merrill, principal at Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School, heard about the bill that would require parental notification for instruction on human sexuality, he didn't think it was a bad idea. Parents should be informed about what their…...
Idaho politicians, conservative groups argue for transgender athletics ban
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (876+ words) With a United States Supreme Court hearing expected later this fall, Idaho politicians and conservative groups are rallying behind the state's transgender athletics ban. They have filed briefs urging the nation's highest court to uphold Idaho's 2020 law, which forbids transgender…...
In Idaho being welcome is controversial but other items are not
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (387+ words) OPINION Voices from the Idaho Ed News Community Attorney General Labrador's labeling of "Everyone Is Welcome" signs as political is a concerning attempt to cover up a truth of our public schools " that truly every child is welcomed in their…...
Christian policy group plans to sue Boise district over bathroom law it wasn't allowed to enforce
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (613+ words) The Idaho Family Policy Center (IFPC) announced Monday that its legal team plans to sue the Boise School District for previously flouting a state law restricting transgender students" access to their preferred bathrooms." But the state law in question " enacted…...
Transgender student wants to drop case over Idaho's athletics ban
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) A transgender student at Boise State University wants to drop her five-year legal battle over Idaho's transgender athletics ban. And last week, Lindsay Hecox asked the U. S. Supreme Court to drop the case " instead of hearing arguments for and against the…...
A disputed transgender bathroom law is intact " at Boise High and beyond
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (641+ words) (UPDATED, 4: 49 p. m. , with additional comment from the law firm representing the Boise High School student group.) A state law restricting transgender student access to school bathrooms is fully in effect, for the time being, after a flurry of motions in federal…...
Lawsuit challenges Idaho restrictions on single-sex campus restrooms
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (504+ words) Two transgender persons filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging a 2025 Idaho law restricting the use of gender-specific campus facilities. The lawsuit centers on House Bill 264, which requires colleges and universities to designate restrooms, changing rooms and dormitories "for the exclusive…...