The Senate has paid tribute to longtime Sen. John Andreason, R-Boise, who is retiring after this year; he's the former legislative budget director. "It has been quite a ride," Andreason told the Senate. "It has been a special privilege and a special pleasure to serve in this body from Dec. 1, 1967, and yes, it'll be 45 years to the day when I retire in December of this year. But it's been a special privilege that I've appreciated very much, and been a real pleasure working with you folks."

To laughter, he shared this story about Lt. Gov. Brad Little: "When I first met the president of the Senate, he was my intern - and we called him Little Brad."