Morning News: Farmers Say Immigration Laws To Blame For Crop Losses, Idaho Releases Teacher Bonus Data

Reports Tells Idaho to Wait on Medicaid Decisions – “Overall, the report urged Idaho leaders to wait to make a final decision until the federal government releases more guidelines on Medicaid expansion, which should be after the November election.” Times-News

Idaho Releases Teacher Merit Pay Bonus Data – “The state Department of Education has posted data online telling school districts which teachers have earned a performance bonus under a new merit pay plan.” Associated Press

Bitter Harvest: U.S. Farmers Blame Billion-Dollar Losses on Immigration Laws – “Ralph and Cheryl Broetje rely on roughly 1,000 seasonal workers every year to grow and pack over 6 million boxes of apples on their farm along the Snake River in eastern Washington. It’s a custom they’ve maintained for over two decades. Recently, though, their efforts to recruit skilled labor, mostly undocumented immigrants, have come woefully short, despite intensive recruitment efforts in an area with high rates of unemployment.” Time