Morning News: County Concerned About Tax Change, Former Idaho Nonprofit CEO Gets Jail Time

For-profit schools jump to enroll military spouses – “60 percent of federal education money for military wives and husbands has gone to for-profit schools, compared to 38 percent for the G.I. Bill in the 2011 fiscal school year. Neither program requires schools to be accredited; they only need to be approved by a state agency. And the Pentagon isn’t tracking how many MyCAA beneficiaries have earned a degree or found employment. “ Spokesman Review

Former CEO gets jail time for embezzlement – “The former chief executive officer of a Pocatello nonprofit that employs people with disabilities has been sentenced to 10 days in jail and 10 years on probation for embezzlement.” Associated Press

Twin Falls County Worries about Lost Revenue – “For counties like Twin Falls, the exemptions could put a bigger burden on other taxpayers, which Bowden described as a tax shift. “The thing is somebody has to pay the bill,”he said. “All the taxing districts need a certain amount of money to operate. When there’s fewer people sharing that, it makes those that don’t get the exemption pay a bigger portion of the bill.”” Times-News