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 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats were happy with the 2012 election, a night when they suffered no numeric losses in the Legislature and when voters defeated public schools chief Tom Luna's Republican-backed education overhaul

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he's not discouraged by Tuesday's defeat of Idaho's education overhaul because it's how the system works. Two-thirds of voters panned Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna's plan to spend $180 million to lease laptops for high school students and create online-class mandates

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Voters in the Republican stronghold of Idaho picked Republican Mitt Romney in his failed White House bid. Idaho residents haven't approved of putting a Democrat in the White House since 1964 and the outcome was hardly a surprise given the popularity of the Romney and the backing he received from the state's top GOP officials and campaign donors during the last two years

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public schools chief Tom Luna says he can't go anywhere without being grilled about his "Students Come First" laws limiting union bargaining, promoting merit pay and providing laptops for high school kids

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Twin Falls, Idaho (KLIX) Many Counties are giving last week’s election results a look over. Twin Falls County Commissioners gave their thumbs up to the election results. Only 25 percent of registered voters went to the polls l

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Twin Falls, Idaho (KLIX) Two people running for Twin Falls Precinct 8 tied in Tuesday's Primary Elections. Therefore, the Twin Falls County Clerk will hold a coin toss to break the tie next week. Republicans Thomas Lowther and Don

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Idahoans are heading to the polls today for the primary election.  Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.  If you plan to cast your vote you will need three things:  A photo ID, your party affiliat

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The polls open at 8 o’clock this morning  for a special election to determine whether or not voters will support more than 17 school district levies across the southern part of the state.    While some of these levies are new, others are renewals of district bonds already on the books. 

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The Magic Valley area is known to be so Republican that it’s not uncommon for many of the Republican candidates running for office to run unopposed.  This election season will see some competition for at least two of the state offices up for grabs in the Magic Valley. 

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Several school districts in the Magic Valley will be asking voters for more property tax money in March to help keep the schools in operation.  On election day, March 13th, the Kimberly School District will ask voters for a two year, $300,000 dollar annual supplemental levy.

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