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This week, we discuss historic state budget investments in education with Sen. Lori Den Hartog & Rep. Wendy Horman and state parks with Sen. Rick Just.

State set to sue over grizzly bear endangered status

“Idaho’s entire congressional delegation and the State of Idaho are lockstep in efforts to delist grizzly bears,” Gov. Brad Little said in a news release. “Idaho has continually demonstrated leadership in species management, and we have never hesitated to push back on the federal government’s overreaching actions that greatly impact a variety of activities on the ground in our state.”

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Rewriting Election Rules

Reclaim Idaho has gathered a new coalition behind a ballot initiative that would institute open primary elections and instant runoff general elections in Idaho. Markie McBrayer from the University of Idaho Department of Politics and Philosophy joins Logan Finney to explain instant runoff elections, or ranked choice voting, and what political scientists know so far about how the process works.

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Federalism committee criticizes BLM proposed conservation rule changes

Among other changes, the rule proposes conservation leasing, where a piece of public land would only be only used for conservation, rather than grazing or other public land uses.

IdahoEdNews: A big school election day is coming; here’s what to watch for Tuesday

School elections are inherently local, so let’s keep Tuesday in perspective. Only 16 of Idaho’s 115 school districts have measures on the ballot. But several proposals are crucial.

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