Ryan Suppe

2 weeks ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe |Kevin Richert

The Legislature moved quickly to pass a “medical freedom” law — in a last-day-of-the-session push to send a rewrite to Gov. Brad Little. The House amended and passed Senate Bill 1210 to the floor Friday, and the Senate signed off on the amended bill Friday afternoon. Both of the key changes address health protocols in schools. The flurry of legislative activity occurred on the 89th and final day of the 2025 session. At 3:46 p.m., the House adjourned for the year.

2 weeks ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe |Kevin Richert

A late-session push to extinguish diversity, equity and inclusion in colleges and universities is nearing its final hurdle. The House approved Senate Bill 1198 after a passionate debate Thursday. The legislation would bar DEI-based discrimination in hiring and college admissions, diversity training programs and DEI offices. It would also prohibit colleges and universities from requiring DEI classes, unless they’re part of a chosen degree program.

3 weeks ago | idahoednews.org | Kevin Richert |Ryan Suppe

A fast-moving, 11th-hour push for a legislative ban on DEI is headed to the House floor. The House Education Committee Wednesday passed a far-reaching bill to stamp out campus diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The bill comes on the heels of a State Board of Education policy banning DEI-aligned student support centers — and an attempt to cut budgets at Boise State University and the University of Idaho, based in part of DEI concerns.

3 weeks ago | idahoednews.org | Kevin Richert |Ryan Suppe

Two competing “health freedom” bills could be working their way along parallel paths in the Statehouse. The House State Affairs Committee introduced a House version of a bill Tuesday morning, setting the stage for a full hearing. Meanwhile, the Senate State Affairs Committee was scheduled to take up a Senate version Tuesday afternoon, but that hearing was abruptly canceled at midday. Both bills reflect an 11th-hour legislative push to get the last word, after Gov.

3 weeks ago | postregister.com | Ryan Suppe

The cost to administer Idaho’s new “parental choice tax credit” program is more than twice as much as previously estimated. The Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a $675,000 request from the State Tax Commission to administer the tax credit enacted by House Bill 93 — more than double the $255,800 called for in the bill that the Legislature approved and Gov. Brad Little signed.