Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is skeptical about state school superintendent Tom Luna's plan to use $52.8 million in reserves to offset cuts to public education.

But in an interview Monday, Wasden would not say how he will vote on the proposal.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," he said.

Luna has touted the plan as a short-term buffer to a K-12 budget that could otherwise face at least $135 million in cuts. While Wasden conceded the schools are in the midst of a budget crisis, he also said the state's Land Board must consider the long-term needs of Idaho students.

I wrote earlier about Boise mountain biker Geoff Baker's project to get a mountain bike specialty plate that you could buy for your car or truck to support trails. Here's an update:

The proposed mountain bike license plate is now known as House Bill 486. The plate would feature a mountain biker and proceeds of the plate would go to Parks and Recreation or other groups doing work that benefits trails open to mountain biking.

New Age pianist John Tesh will perform Saturday, April 10, at the Morrison Center in Boise. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 for $34 reserved, $59.50 VIP, at Select-a-Seat. VIPs will sit in the first two rows and get a free copy of Tesh’s book, "Intelligence for Your Life: Powerful Lessons for Personal Growth," and an invitation to participate in a meet-and-greet. Yes, you can shake John Tesh's hand after the show.

Here's the latest installment of athletes of the week. Please e-mail me your nominations at jzentz@idahostatesman.com.

Any Democrat who will be 18 by Nov. 2 may participate in the caucus, set for 7 p.m. at the Nampa Civic Center, 311 Third St. S.

Christine Allred, wife of gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred, will be the featured speaker, and the program will include information on volunteer and leadership roles in the party.

Participants will elect 29 delegates to represent Canyon County at the state Democratic convention June 10-12 in Worley.

For more information, e-mail idadem@yahoo.com, call 454-8742 or go online to www.canyon-democrats.org.

"The Other Studio," a weekly discussion of all things music, airs at 9 p.m. Sundays on 94.9 FM "The River." Here's what co-host Tim Johnstone and I spun Sunday night:

—Phoenix, "Lisztomania"
—Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
—Grizzly Bear featuring Michael McDonald, "While You Wait for the Others"
—Midlake, "Acts of Man"
—Ratt, "Best of Me/Lay It Down"
—Jimi Hendrix, "Valley of Neptune"
—Goldfrapp, "Rocket"
—Spoon, "Written in Reverse"
—Bowling for Soup, "Girl All the Bad Guys Want"

Boise band Low-fi says its song "Where You Are" will be included on tonight's episode of "One Tree Hill," which airs at 7 p.m. on the CW Network.

Music is a big part of "One Tree Hill," a teen/young adult drama that has aired since 2003. Three "One Tree Hill" soundtrack albums have been released. Bands who have had their music on the show range from Radiohead to Dashboard Confessional, Pink, The Cure and Foo Fighters.

Read the news story.

The Idaho Human Rights Commission has unanimously endorsed legislation to merge the commission and the Idaho Department of Labor.

The nine commissioners met last week, according to a Department of Labor news release Monday, and "expressed confidence that the proposed merger between the two agencies will have multiple benefits."