Kindergarten Bill Gets Do Pass Recommendation
The Idaho House Education Committee voted 9-4 to send the state supported kindergartens bill to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Debate centered on past support by members who later opposed it on the floor and crowded Meridian and Kuna schools needing kindergarten.
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Margaret Bailey Boise
UPI
House Education Committee
Lyman G. Winchester
R-Kuna
Meridian
Kuna
House State Affairs Committee
Legislative Council
Idaho
J. W Ward Chatburn
R - Albion
Senate Considers Extending Bill Introduction Deadline
The Senate sent a resolution back to Judiciary and Rules to extend committee bill introduction from 30 to 45 days. Republicans push parity with House while Democrats fear longer sessions. as of Friday 821 bills processed vs 560 last year, 305 bills introduced so far.
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Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Boise
Judiciary & Rules Committee
State Affairs
Legislative Magnetic Tape Center
Testing Reveals No Lead Harm To Kellogg Children
Idaho study group with state and Bunker Hill finds no evidence yet of temporary or permanent cognitive or physiological harm from lead in Kellogg area children. Further data analysis and follow up tests planned. monitoring of the smear plant will continue.
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Kellogg, Idaho
UPI
State of
Wegner
Bunker Hill
Kellogg
Newtons To Celebrate 25 Year Marriage
Bud and Dolores Newton celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at their Coeur d'Alene home on Saturday February 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. Their children arranged the event, correcting a previously reported date.
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Newton’s
Bud
Dolores Newton
Coeur d’Alene
Newton
Committee Tells More About Questionnaire Results
The Sandpoint committee discussed responses to a public questionnaire on fairgrounds use and future projects. Members noted limited interest from the Fair Board in multi use while eyeing ice skating and indoor arenas as possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McCormick
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Ray Davis
Curtis
Bill Straley
Tom Lockhart
Pp&l
Sandpoint Lions Club
Ginny Robideaux
Simmons
Buzz Durham
Sandpoint Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Burt Leonard
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
Durham
Idaho sees moisture boost after dry period
Idaho crops and livestock officials report January moisture improves dry soil from a dry summer and fall. Warmer mid month weather eased livestock stress, though cold and mud limited outdoor work. Snow storms increased supplemental livestock feeding as potato movements slowed due to snow and poor roads.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Idaho Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Andrus
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Zenith
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Nixon, Lyons & Bell
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Resort Realty Building
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