The House has voted 32-31against HB 214, a measure from Rep. Judy Boyle, R-Midvale, to issue official state certificates of "fetal death" to women who have early miscarriages or abortions. The measure was opposed by the state's bureau of vital statistics, which said it issues…
The Senate has voted 31-0 to authorize the state agriculture director to use deficiency warrants to pay for emergency measures to combat invasive quagga or zebra mussels in Idaho waterways. "The mussels right now are in northern Utah," Senate Agriculture Chairman Tim Corder, R-Mountain Home,…
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee has voted 14-5 to impose a 3 percent, across-the-board pay cut on all state employees next year, as part of an overall 5 percent cut in personnel funding statewide. The joint committee had been debating between requiring 2 percent or 3…
The Senate State Affairs Committee has voted 5-4 to kill HB 201, the sweeping election consolidation legislation that earlier easily passed the House, despite strong urging from Senate President Pro-Tem Bob Geddes to pass the bill; you can read my full story here at spokesman.com.…
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