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Eye On Boise archive for May 4, 2015
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015
Otter posts 'fine-tuned' child support bill, encourages all to review it
Gov. Butch Otter posted his draft child support enforcement bill today on his website that will be the focus of deliberations when the Idaho Legislature convenes May 18 for its first special session since 2006; you can read it here. “I want every parent and...
CdA Tribe preps for court fight over instant-racing veto
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is prepping for a court fight after Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney said today he won’t comply with the tribe’s legal demand letter asking him to certify SB 1011, the instant racing repeal bill, as law. “It’s disappointing to hear…
Otter to lead trade mission to Peru, Mexico
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter will lead a group of business leaders on a trade mission to Peru and Mexico next week, traveling from May 9-16; the trip includes businesses ranging from producers of milk and potatoes to makers of boat docks and skin care products.…
Former Sen. Craig receives warning from FEC
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal election regulators have sent former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig a warning letter that he failed to submit financial disclosure documents. The Federal Election Commission says Craig failed to report his April quarterly…
Kootenai County GOP writes to Otter, lawmakers opposing child support enforcement bill
The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee has written to Idaho legislators and Gov. Butch Otter urging them to back the 9-8 vote that killed child support enforcement legislation on the final day of this year’s legislative session – the same vote that’s prompted Otter to...
Poll: Idahoans grade legislative session, most choose C grade or lower
A new poll conducted for the Idaho Politics Weekly newsletter published by Zion Bank asked Idahoans how they’d grade this year’s legislative session. The results: Just 3 percent gave lawmakers an A, and 16 percent handed them a B. Thirty percent – the largest single…
Idaho spud growers sue over pest controls
A group of 10 eastern Idaho potato growers and a shipper have filed a lawsuit seeking to end a quarantine and field testing imposed by state and federal authorities after the discovery of a microscopic pest that led some countries to ban Idaho spuds, the…
Skinny Dipper Hot Springs to be removed, returned to nature, after years of crime, problems
After years of problems ranging from littering to serious crime and at least two deaths, the BLM has decided to remove Skinny Dipper Hot Springs east of Banks and return the site to nature. The series of warm-water soaking pools there was constructed illegally in…
Denney says he won't comply with tribe's request to certify instant racing repeal bill as law
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney says he won’t comply with a legal demand letter from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe asking him to certify SB 1011, the instant racing repeal bill, as law. “I don’t think personally that we have any authority to do that,”…
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