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During Capitol renovation, lawmakers will convene in the old Ada courthouse
The Idaho Legislature will have new digs next year, and lawmakers, lobbyists and (yes) reporters are wondering what the new surroundings will bring.
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Otter's legislative wins, losses, compromises
In his first State of the State speech in January, Gov. Butch Otter listed 12 major goals for the 2007 legislative session, including second-year bonding authority for the Connecting Idaho highway initiative. And while he didn't list it in his speech, his budget also called for eliminating ...
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Otter's Statehouse plan may save $11 million
The numbers are in, and the new, smaller Statehouse expansion could save Idaho $11 million.
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Questions remain about Capitol plans
Idaho officials don't yet know how much a scaled-back Statehouse expansion will cost or even whether it will save money in the long run.
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Wings negotiations, freshmen learning curve make for slow week
With leaders behind closed doors much of the past two weeks and two dozen lawmakers learning the ropes, it's been one of the slowest bill-introduction years in recent memory. But committees have been chugging along with rules review and hearings.
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Otter, lawmakers agree to scale back Capitol expansion
Gov. Butch Otter and Republican legislative leaders have agreed to scale back planned underground wings at the Statehouse. Under the agreement reached Friday behind closed doors the wings will be cut from two stories to one, with any money saved put toward renovation of the old courthouse and Borah...
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Official: Statehouse work delay costly
If work doesn't start on the Statehouse soon, the project could cost millions of dollars more and take another year to complete, the chairman of Idaho Capitol Commission told Gov. Butch Otter in a letter this week.
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Capitol renovation left unresolved
The Legislature returned to Boise last week in the shadow of Gov. Butch Otter's stop-work order on Statehouse renovation — and left without the issue being resolved.
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No resolution made on Statehouse wings
The Statehouse grounds will be quiet for another weekend.
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Lawmakers hope to convince Otter that Capitol needs wings
Legislative leaders hope to convince Gov. Butch Otter today that it makes sense to expand the Statehouse in two underground wings.
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Lawmakers won't let expansion drop
Idaho's legislative leaders hope they and a few experts can convince Gov. Butch Otter that it's a good idea to expand the Statehouse underground.


