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Wylie Hunter refuses to give up. It all started almost two decades ago, when Hunter was pulled over while driving a rental car through Kootenai...

The Idaho Freedom Foundation has gone beyond the education culture wars by targeting local bond and levy elections, which districts rely on heavily to build and repair schools.

The Idaho Freedom Foundation has become the state’s leading voice against public education. Over the years, the group has targeted bond and levy elections, which districts rely on to build and repair schools.

Earlier this year, two whistleblowers who triggered a state investigation into Cornerstone Cottage, an Idaho youth facility where they once worked, still believed at least one state agency would take

Legal experts say the case underscores Idaho’s weak protections for workers facing retaliation.

This story was first published Nov. 7 by InvestigateWest.

This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Nov. 7, 2023. Earlier this year, two whistleblowers who triggered a state investigation into Cornerstone Cottage, an Idaho youth facility where they

Copy URL The furor over critical race theory in schools has reached a fever pitch this summer, becoming a central issue in school board debates and on cable news programs alike. that would restrict how teachers discuss racism, sexism, and controversial issues. In eight states, the bills have passed into law. The same language echoes throughout much of the legislation, from bans on “divisive” or “racist or sexist concepts,” to provisions that require teachers to present contending p...