BSU Professor Emeritus Jim Weatherby, who has watched the Idaho Legislature for decades, says, “Idaho has always been very centralized in its tax decision making.” But asked if the House GOP leadership’s contention that it’s actually now willing to open the door to broad local-option…
HB 616, promoted by Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, to put new restrictions on urban renewal districts in Idaho, was just voted down in the House, failing on a 33-37 vote. Much of the debate focused on the bill’s proposed ban of “shoestring” annexations into urban…
A constitutional amendment to restrict all future local-option taxes in Idaho to two-thirds supermajority votes at the November general election, and to be only by city or county, cleared the House Revenue & Taxation Committee this morning on a 13-5, party-line vote. Democrats on the…
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