Sean Dolan

I will be following election results tonight for the Idaho Legislature. Democrats hold 15 of the 105 seats in the Statehouse, but that may change. Check back here for updates throughout the night. idahoednews.org/elections-ca…

A sophisticated, international criminal group waged a ransomware attack on the Jerome School District, shutting down school for two days last week. The district has not paid the ransom. idahoednews.org/news/this-is…

McMillan Elementary can serve 475 students, but 171 students attend today. Enrollment has fallen by 62% since 2014 and is expected to continue to decline. Parents like the small class sizes, but is that fair for other schools? Vote coming next month. idahoednews.org/top-news/mcm…

Mainstream GOP and industry PACs are putting most of their money toward 3 races in swing districts. 1. Desi Burbank in District 15 2. Rep. Dustin Manwaring in District 29 3. Rep. Mike Pohanka in District 26 These could be the closest races next week. idahoednews.org/ballot-beat/…

Does Idaho have a revenue problem or a spending problem? Rep. Steve Berch and Republican Steve Keyser have different takes. Berch, the only Dem lawmaker in D15, narrowly won re-election with 50.5% in '24. Registered R's outnumber D's more than 2:1. idahoednews.org/elections-ca…

The latest from Vallivue School District. The board cured two open meeting violations and appointed a mother of four young children to fill a vacancy. “Truth be told, I don’t know a lot about what goes on on the board,” she said. idahoednews.org/news/vallivu…

The Jerome dirt farmer asked McGrane to remove a school district levy from the ballot. That's not going to happen. I talked to the superintendent and read Idaho law for a fact check of Dean Dimond's claims. idahoednews.org/ballot-beat/…

Teachers will have to sign a form certifying that they are a "biological male" or a "biological female" and they will only use corresponding bathrooms. The superintendent says it will ensure the district is complying with state law. idahoednews.org/news/bonnevi…

Vallivue trustees came to a "consensus" on who they want to fill a vacancy, but did not conduct a motion or vote. They are now consulting legal counsel to determine if there were any open meeting violations. idahoednews.org/news/vallivu…

Several candidates from Twin Falls told me voters in May "corrected course" after voting in hardline conservative lawmakers in 2024. Now there's no incumbents in District 25. "We’re going to have to work as a coalition to be effective." idahoednews.org/elections-ca…

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador has been defending Idaho's right to regulate prediction markets like Kalshi. Kalshi just donated $5,000 to his re-election campaign. And Kalshi is taking "predictions" on Labrador's re-election race. idahoednews.org/ballot-beat/…

I exported and analyzed a bunch of numbers from Idaho Sunshine so you don't have to. Unless you really like data. idahoednews.org/ballot-beat/…

I spoke to the director of the Idaho Department of Insurance this morning to check in on the rehabilitation of the Idaho School Benefit Trust. I asked if there are any new public documents available. “I can’t share anything with you,” Dean Cameron said. idahoednews.org/features/ida…