The legislative interim committee on urban renewal has wrapped up its meeting today, and won’t meet again until January, when it will review a new draft of possible legislation on Idaho urban renewal laws. Gone will be two sections the panel rejected today on penalties…
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in a general court-martial, according to an attorney for the captured soldier who was released by the Taliban in exchange for five detainees in Guantanamo Bay. The AP reports that attorney...
Idaho has reported its first flu death of the season, a North Idaho woman over the age of 60. Last year, 32 people died from the flu in Idaho. “Our condolences go out to the family of the woman who died,” said Dr. Christine Hahn,…
Proposed legislative provisions allowing people to sue urban renewal agencies over physical, emotional or economic damage and get cash payments plus attorney fees and costs, and also authorizing class-action lawsuits, has been roundly rejected by lawmakers on the Legislature’s interim committee on urban renewal. They...
Proposed reporting requirements to the state Tax Commission for urban renewal districts along with an array of penalties for non-compliance have prompted much debate among lawmakers on the urban renewal interim committee. Sen. Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton, said he wondered how much it would take for…
There’s a clear split on the Legislature’s urban renewal interim committee over a proposal to ban the use of urban renewal funds for most public buildings, but the majority of the panel appears to favor some version of the move. “We’re talking public buildings that…
The draft legislation under review by the Legislature’s urban renewal interim committee today includes a proposal to ban the use of urban renewal funds for projects that cost more than $1 million where the urban renewal funds would make up 51 percent or more of...
The Legislature’s interim committee on urban renewal has convened this morning, and Co-Chairman Sen. Dan Johnson, R-Lewiston, announced that the lawmakers will go through their proposed legislation, “section by section or line by line.” He said, “It might get a little dry, but I do...
Down to just one U.S. District Court judge, the federal court in Idaho is bringing in up to 10 visiting judges from Colorado, Washington, California and elsewhere to hear Idaho cases while the court awaits an appointee to replace longtime Judge Edward Lodge. It’s a…
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