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In 2012, Nuxoll spent $ 890 in taxpayer funds to mail an end-of-session brochure to
Republican voters only. The mailing, which promoted her activities in office and thanked her supporters, was sent to both the district she represented (Senate District 8), and the district in which she was running for
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as an official state text in schools. Nuxoll's bill stated that the Bible was a good reference book for students learning "astronomy, biology, geology" and other subjects. The bill was strongly criticized by the
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provision barring the state from preferring "any religious establishment or mode of worship." The governor also stated that Nuxoll's bill could lead to "costly litigation for Idaho public schools."
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criticized Nuxoll's remarks. Nuxoll defended her remarks, asserting that the legislation was "replacing capitalism with socialism."
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