Idaho Children are Primary

03/07/2025

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/06/why-did-the-idaho-legislatures-budget-committee-wait-59-legislative-days-to-set-a-revenue-forecast/

JFAC waiting to set a revenue forecast this long has been irresponsible, write John Rusche, Christine Loucks and Nancy Vannorsdel.

03/07/2025

https://www.idahoednews.org/voices/idahos-tax-cuts-a-risk-to-our-childrens-future/

Instead of rushing into nearly half a billion dollars in tax cuts, the legislature should focus on sustainable tax relief.

03/06/2025

Idaho Children Are Primary asks, "Is this good for Idaho kids?"
We wish the legislators would do the same.

JFAC waiting to set a revenue forecast this long has been irresponsible, write John Rusche, Christine Loucks and Nancy Vannorsdel.

06/16/2023

Many thanks to Representative Matt Bundy for the hard work he is doing on behalf of Idaho's kids!

Donnelly Public Library is having a book give-a-way and are helping kids to pick out books for summer reading.
We LOVE these librarians who do so much for their communities!!

And thank you to Representative Matt Bundy (Idaho Children are Primary) who directed a donation of gently-used books from Book it Forward Idaho to Donnelly kids.

05/11/2023

Book it Forward Idaho donated 250 books to Lewis & Clark Elementary School in honor of State Representative (D11) Julie Yamamoto. (https://www.facebook.com/julie.yamamoto.14)

She is awarded our Primary Legislator of the 2023 Session and is a tireless advocate for kids and education!

The school has a fabulous library and a book vending machine!!

05/05/2023

Congratulations to Denise Neujahr, a librarian at the Community Library Network based in Post Falls and Hayden, who will receive the American Library Association’s “Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity” in June.

HB 71 will be challenged in court and likely be declared unconstitutional.

03/28/2023

We want to pause and take a moment to recognize and celebrate our Primary Legislators of the 2023 session!

Senator Dave Lent and Representative Julie Yamamoto, as Chairs of the Education Committees, have consistently voted "for Idaho's kids" in preserving funding for public schools!

Representative Matthew Bundy has taken courageous votes to preserve access to healthcare for trans youth, access to period products in schools, and to preserve first amendment rights in our libraries and schools.

Thank you all for your service to Idaho and doing what is "Good for Idaho's Kids"!!

And many thanks to the service of our Board, represented by Patrica Kempthorne.

03/20/2023

Please take a moment today, 3/20 and ask Chair Vander Woude to hold a hearing on H201 - Maternal & Infant Health.

Take Action!

03/02/2023

Two library bills stay in committee.

One library board trustee said the bills are unnecessary — “there’s no po*******hy in our libraries.”

03/01/2023

This is insightful and well worth 20 minutes - over your lunch!

Watch Lunch with The Idaho Way, a weekly discussion about the issues with the people who shape our state.

02/22/2023

Yes!

Any lawmaker who has children enrolled in private or religious schools or who is home schooling should clear the air.

02/21/2023

ESA/Vouchers will drain funds from public schools, and in rural areas that is usually the only choice!

When special interest groups started introducing ESA Voucher bills that would siphon tax dollars out of public schools in order to subsidize private-school tuition, we hit the road on a 21-county Say NO to Vouchers tour.

Stop #1: Camas County, a rural county where there are no private-school options, & where former educators want public dollars to stay in public schools.