On September 1st, 2022, Governor Brad Little called the Idaho Legislature back for an extraordinary session to vote on a bill that utilized a chunk of the state's record budget surplus to address the effects of inflation. While most of the bill was going towards tax refunds, a significant portion of these monies was reserved for K-12 education. The bill passed with bipartisan support and has since been signed into law, but there still remains a lot of confusion surrounding the timing of the bill and questions about its possible effects.
We sit down with the IEA endorsed candidate and incumbent House Representative from District 15, Steve Berch, to discuss what happened in the special session, what he has learned about Idahoans' concerns while door-knocking in his district, and the precarious future of education in our state.
Learn more about Steve and his campaign here.