Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, has joined two other lawmakers to introduce legislation requiring that sales prices of Idaho real estate be disclosed confidentially to the county assessor. That’s not required now – even though assessors are, by law, supposed to assess property at fair market…
In a legislative cliché that’s perhaps second in popularity only to the acclaimed “slippery slope,” the “camel’s nose under the tent” made a starring appearance at the House Rev & Tax debate today over lowering the supermajority vote to form a community college district, a…
There were three votes on HB 84, the bill to make it easier to form community college districts in Idaho – a key initiative of new Gov. Butch Otter. The measure would’ve lowered the supermajority to form a new district from two-thirds to 60 percent…
Once again, the House Revenue & Taxation Committee has voted down a major initiative of the new Republican governor, Butch Otter. This time, the panel voted 10-8 against passing HB 84, the bill to allow formation of a community college district by a 60 percent,…
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