No Cutting Class At This Unique School
Boise Idaho inmates attend a prison school offering high school diplomas or equivalency certificates under Idaho State Prison. With 60 students, four teachers, and on site vocational programs, the open entry program emphasizes testing for release while maintaining security and discipline.
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Margaret Bailey
Boise
Idaho
UPI
Idaho State Prison
Stephen S. Youngerman
Youngerman
Cottonwood
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Law Enforcement Funds
Northwest Regional Commission
State Library
Magistrate Pay Hikes Spur Policy Changes
Five district magistrates lost retroactive pay hikes as the Board of Examiners faced mediation. Gov. Andrus urged denial of retroactive increases while Attorney General Kidwell pressed for consistent policy. The board approved higher per diem for state workers and rejected bypassing reviews for out of state interviewees.
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the Daily Bee
Andrus
Department of Health and Welfare
Williams
GOP Leaders threaten adjournment over Andrus vetos
Republican leaders warned they may adjourn the Idaho legislature if Governor Cecil Andrus vetoes appropriations. Senate and House leaders discussed forcing a special session, noting pay raises, highway funds, and land use planning are priorities for Andrus, with mixed views from Democrats on veto plans.
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Richard Charnock Boise
UPI
Senate
James Ellsworth
GOP
Cecil D. Andrus
Andrus
Allan F. Larsen
Blackfoot
Ellsworth
AG Bill Moves On By Idaho Senate Panel
The Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee approved a bill defining the attorney general as the chief legal officer, despite objections from spokesmen for self governing agencies who want to keep using outside legal counsel.
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Boise
UPI
Senate
Judiciary and Rules Committee
Murder Trial Details Heroin Buy Attempt in Idaho Slaying
In Eden, Idaho, Delbert Crawford's first degree murder trial resumes with testimony on attempts to buy heroin from victims Greg Solsabal and Paul Peterson. Witness Gay Billingsley describes plans to obtain cash and drugs, and Crawford’s shotgun slaying of Solsabal and Peterson during a burglary-like crime.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPI
Terry
Delbert
Paul
Greg
Victor Rolzitto
Billingsley
Solsabal
Crawford
Peterson
Mississippi leads in public libraries per capita
Mississippi has 14.55 public libraries per 100 000 residents the highest rate in the nation yet its library books per resident are 0.87 the second lowest. New Hampshire leads with 4.90 library books per capita.
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Mississippi
New Hampshire
Demos Miss Maneuvers Over Land Use Bill in Idaho House
In Boise the Idaho House failed two parliamentary gambits to move a land-use planning bill from Committee of the Whole to immediate debate. Rep. Patricia McDermott tried direct readings but was ruled out. a near party line vote sustained the speaker. The second move to bypass readings lost as the committee voted to insert may rather than shall, making local land-use planning permissive and drawing protest from proponents.
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Boise
UPI
House
Patricia McDermott
D-Pocatello
Committee of the Whole
Walter Little
New Plymouth
Allan F. Larsen
Blackfoot
Miss McDermott
Dan
Emery
GOP
Larsen
House Resources Committee
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Kidwell
Carl Bianchi
Patricia L. McDermott
AG Bill
Gordon Nielson
Nielson
Delbert Crawford
Greg Solsabal
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