IEA President, Kari Overall addressing at the joint session This article originally appeared on the Idaho Education Association Blog on February 15, 2019 The funding formula is proving to be…
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UPDATE: H264 – PULLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. The bill won’t be heard Monday. We will keep you posted about this anti-worker legislation and let you know when your testimony is needed. In…
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25 states and localities increased their minimum wage in 2016. By all measures, this is progress for working families in America. A piece of legislation was introduced last week by…
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Resist! Resist! Raise up your fists and your phones
by betteridahoAs we step into the next chapter of US History make a couple of phone calls in an act of resistance. Idaho has its own swamp problem. Self-interested, crony politicians…
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What do people in Idaho want during this coming Legislative session? Dignity. They want their families and the land treated with dignity. Not the moon, not a million bucks. They…
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March Madness tipped off today. But you wouldn’t have known it at the Capitol. Under the dome, political pandering to the far-right made it feel more like March Sadness. Here’s…
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Making it Rain; the Politicians Blocking a Minimum Wage Increase
by betteridahoOne thing is for sure: not one Idaho politician who is blocking an increase in the minimum wage is currently living on the minimum wage. That’s a guarantee. A full-time…