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Hearing on bill to evict Occupy Boise encampment will be early Fri. morning

The House committee hearing on legislation to boot the Occupy Boise encampment off state property will be early tomorrow morning, House State Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher said today. "We felt that it's a good idea to get it through, get it out of here," Loertscher said of the timing. The bill was just introduced yesterday, amid comments from committee members that they welcomed all interested to attend and testify when the committee held a full hearing on the measure.

Loertscher said he's scheduling the hearing for tomorrow upon adjournment of the House, which means at whatever time the House concludes its floor session. That session will start at 8 a.m. and is expected to be very brief - the House won't take up any bills for debate.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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