StateImpact: Why urban renewal faces resistance in Idaho

Published: March 12, 2013 

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Urban renewal districts allow communities to leverage property tax dollars to support local economic development. There are more than 60 of them in Idaho.

But this legislative session has brought fresh signs that, in some corners, urban renewal isn't exactly popular - even as it supports the state's most touted new company.

Read the full story on stateimpact.npr.org.

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