#IDLeg Roundup: Bill Moves Forward That Would Make It Tougher For Idaho Ballot Measures To Qualify

Twin Falls County Sees High Number of Indigent Medical Cases – “Increasingly, more and more Idahoans are turning to the Catastrophic Health Care Fund. Idaho counties and state governments provide a safety net for those with medical emergencies and no medical emergencies. Twin Falls has one of the highest numbers of cases in the Catastrophic Health Care fund, or CAT fund.” Times-News

Albertson Foundation Threatens To Withhold $4.5 Million – “The foundation in Boise says the money now won’t be paid unless Idaho restores taxpayer funding for teacher professional development — money put in jeopardy when voters rejected public schools chief Tom Luna’s Students Come First overhaul Nov. 6.” Associated Press

Bill would make it tougher to get measures on Idaho ballot – “In the wake of Idaho voters’ historic rejection of three school-reform laws in a November referendum, Idaho GOP lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to make it harder for ballot initiatives or referenda to qualify for the state’s ballot.” Spokesman Review