School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session

Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials. They also passed a bill that allows the state to spend $2 billion over the next decade to address dilapidated public school buildings and other school facility needs. Gov. Brad Little’s Idaho LAUNCH program also won support. The grant program will provide up to 10,000 Idaho high school graduates with up to $8,000 to help cover the cost of training for an in-demand career. The Associated Press offers a look at some of the bills that made it to the governor’s desk this session.