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NORTH IDAHO TOWNS PONDERING LOCAL OPTION TAX VOTE

  • Idaho Reporter.com reports:  Two communities in north Idaho, Sandpoint and Ponderay, could be asking voters in November for permission to assess alocal option sales

STATE FINANCES STILL ON TRACK FOR BUDGET SURPLUS, EVEN AFTER $35M TAX CUT…

  • Betsy Russell reports:  Wondering where the state’s finances stand? The Division of Financial Management recently revised its fiscal year 2013 General Fund revenue forecast

ARE STATE PENSION FUNDS PAYING WALL STREET TOO MUCH?

  • Governing Magazine reports: A recent report by two Maryland think tanks makes the case for state retirement systems to dump Wall Street investment firms

WHY IDAHO’S LOWERED REVENUE FORECAST IS A SOLID ECONOMIC INDICATOR

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports:  If fewer Idahoans have jobs, that means the state doesn’t collect as much revenue.  That in turn can determine how

MEDICAID FIGHT REINVIGORATED WITH POLITICAL LIGHT ON HEALTH CARE

  • NPR Morning Edition reports:  The addition of Rep. Paul Ryan to the GOP ticket is certain to elevate health care as a campaign issue this fall.

DESPITE HOPES, RENEWABLES HAVE ROUGH RIDE IN IDAHO

  • John Miller reports in 2011, Idaho’s Department of Commerce devoted a 37-page magazine to renewable energy, with Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter touting geothermal, wind,

IDAHO’S LAND BOARD EXPANDS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY WITH BREWPUB LEASE

  • Eric Dixon reports the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) says that it can expect to take in $2.6 million in rent through its investment

SUPPORTERS OF IDAHO MEDICAID EXPANSION SPEAK OUT, BUT COSTS REMAIN A BIG QUESTION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports:  More than 236,000 Idahoans are currently enrolled in Medicaid.  That’s the federal-state funded health care program for low-income adults and children. 

STATE BUDGETS REPORT FINDS 'SLOW AND STEADY' REVENUE GROWTH

  • Huffington Post reports:  Contrary to the dire fiscal report released by the State Budget Crisis Task Force in July, the National Conference of State Legislatures is

STATE WORKING GROUP EXAMINES DETAILS OF PROPOSED MEDICAID EXPANSION

  • Eric Dixon reports:  A working group established to study options for a proposed federal expansion of Medicaid eligibility in Idaho met for the first time Monday.

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