Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An effort to reduce the cost of Idaho's indigent care system by an estimated $16 million died in committee on Tuesday. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted 5-3 to kill a measure…
Legislation to block any government entity in Idaho from using the power of eminent domain to create hiking trails, bike paths or greenways passed the Senate yesterday on a 20-13 vote, after much debate, and now moves to the House side, though opponents warned that...
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A state House panel is endorsing legislation that would require Idaho's delegates in a constitutional convention to vote no on all proposals that the Legislature does not support. The House State Affairs Committee...
House State Affairs Chairman Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, made an unusual statement on the House floor today. He said he and other lawmakers are being harassed by supporters of the “constitutional carry” bill to repeal Idaho’s concealed weapon permit law. “We have arrived at a time…
Legislation to make “several minor changes” in Idaho’s new tax reimbursement incentive act, a tax break lawmakers approved last year to grant a tax credit for up to 30 percent of a business’s state income tax, sales taxes and payroll taxes for up to 15…
The Senate Agriculture Committee has voted 5-4 to reject a rule change easing restrictions on importation of farmed elk into the state that brought warnings from state Fish & Game Director Virgil Moore of potential catastrophic impacts to Idaho’s wildlife herds. “We just need to…
The Legislature’s joint budget committee began setting agency budgets for next year this morning, though it’s started out with agencies that don’t include any state general funds. First up was the state Department of Finance, which operates from fees paid by the banks and other…
Melissa Davlin and Seth Ogilvie of Idaho Public TV's "Idaho Reports" have put together a detailed online timeline of the Idaho Education Network mess, with original documents attached. It's an enlightening look back and how we got here; you can see it online here.
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