Here's a news item from AP: BOISE - A Boise House member demanded - and received - an apology from a northern Idaho lawmaker who accused a 2001 commission of drawing Idaho's 35 legislative districts to intentionally disadvantage some voters. Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart, a Democrat whose husband, Tom Stuart, served on the six-member redistricting commission eight years ago, objected when Rep. Dick Harwood contended his district was hurt by "a lot of gerrymandering" involving the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. Pasley-Stuart insisted on an apology from Harwood, a Republican from St. Maries and persistent critic of the northern Idaho Indian tribe. Harwood replied, "I was a little out of line, and I'm sorry." After the dustup, the bill they were debating to reform Idaho's redistricting laws - including provisions to require areas within districts be connected by roads - passed on a 50-18 near-party-line vote. Harwood supported the plan, while Pasley-Stuart opposed it — but hit the wrong button and was recorded as an "Aye."

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