Idaho Legislature
Idaho Legislature
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IDAHO ECONOMY
April was a good month for Idaho state revenues
Idaho turned in its best revenue month of the year in April, exceeding expectations by $56.4 million or 13.2 percent.
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BUSINESS COLUMNISTS
Idaho Politics by William L. Spence: Don’t require ‘Atlas Shrugged’ in high school. See a dog show.
So I’m 750 mind-numbing pages into “Atlas Shrugged,” with another 400 still to go, and every flip of the page makes me wonder what John Goedde was thinking.
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IDAHO ECONOMY
Some Idaho legislators see tough times in the next session
The Idaho Legislature tackled a variety of challenging topics this past session, but things won’t be any easier next year, three lawmakers say.
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IDAHO ECONOMY
For business, 2013 Idaho legislative session brought changes
Some top business lobbyists are pleased by health exchange, not by personal property tax relief.
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Hot-button issues of 2013 Idaho Legislature
RIGHT TO TAN For a second year in a row, a bill to limit teen tanning flamed out - despite pleas from supporters armed with scientific studies showing that kids who use tanning beds to bronze their bodies face heightened risks of deadly skin cancer. Rep. John Vander Woude, a Nampa Republican who...
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Divisiveness takes toll during legislative session
Though emotionally spent, Idaho lawmakers accomplished big things in 2013. The memorable session looks likely to spark another barn-burner in 2014.
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Exchange, tax repeal give Otter key victories
After the 2013 session ended, Gov. Butch Otter joked that he grew confident his proposal for a state-based health insurance marketplace would succeed only "when that bill hit my desk."
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Otter says Gwartney still his friend
The Idaho governor's business partner has been under fire over a phone case.
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Thursday highlights in the Idaho Legislature
The House closed Thursday after a final hour-long debate in which Democrats fiercely opposed Senate Bill 1040. The measure, brought by the Idaho School Boards Association, has an emergency clause and would take effect upon Gov. Butch Otter's signature.
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IDAHO LEGISLATURE
Final debate over Mackay school budget
Questions about local control and spending remain as Idaho lawmakers look to 2014.


