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We didn’t put a star on the top of the tree this year, but we came, oh, so close. The final fundraising tally for the 38th Annual Press Christmas for All campaign was $174,555, hitting nearly 90% of the $200,000 goal.

Meanwhile, Idaho Republican Party Chair Dorothy Moon opposes the open primary ballot initiative, saying it's confusing and helps Democrats.

Idaho has had a closed primary law since the Idaho Legislature passed House Bill 351 in 2011.

The fate of North Idaho College is in the hands of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities as the commission deliberates whether NIC will retain accreditation.

The fate of North Idaho College is in the hands of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities as the commission deliberates whether NIC will retain accreditation.

A report issued by North Idaho College attorney Art Macomber recommended that trustees nullify President Nick Swayne’s employment contract due to an open meeting law violation that allegedly occurred the day Swayne was hired.

The events about to transpire at Monday’s meeting of the North Idaho College Board of Trustees could be a death knell for the college’s accreditation and possibly the college itself.

Attorney Macomber’s investigation launched in December, after a three-person majority on NIC’s Board of Trustees voted to put college president Nick Swayne on administrative leave, ostensibly so Macomber could investigate language in Swayne’s contract that removed the board’s power to fire him without cause.

The suit contends that the board violated the terms of Swayne’s employment agreement by placing him on leave and asks the court to restore him to his position.

In Idaho, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment, college trustees, state representatives, lieutenant governor and governor.