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IDAHO CLOSES FISCAL YEAR WITH SURPLUS, REFILLS DRAINED RAINY-DAY FUNDS

  • Betsy Russell reports: Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― Idaho ended the 2012 fiscal year with more revenue

OTTER: FISCAL YEAR ENDS BETTER THAN EXPECTED, STATE ‘WELL POSITIONED’

  • Betsy Russell reports Gov. Butch Otter is lauding the state’s year-end financial position, saying, “I’m grateful that Idaho’s economy continues to improve and that

HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER KEN ROBERTS APPOINTED TO TAX COMMISSION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports House leader Ken Roberts (R-Donnelly) has been appointed to be the fourth member of the state Tax Commission.  The commission

OTTER NAMES REP. KEN ROBERTS TO IDAHO TAX COMMISSION

  • The Idaho Statesman reports Republican Rep. Ken Roberts was named to the Idaho State Tax Commission by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, filling a post

GOV. OTTER FAVORS “FURTHER STUDY” OF HEALTH CARE DECISION

  • Molly Messick reports Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter will form working groups to “research and carefully examine” Idaho’s options in the wake of the recent

OTTER: LET'S STUDY IDAHO'S HEALTH-EXCHANGE, MEDICAID EXPANSION OPTIONS

  • The Idaho Statesman reports Gov. Butch Otter said he isn’t dismissing an insurance exchange or the expansion of Medicaid eligibility for his state because

AS TEXAS REJECTS MEDICAID EXPANSION, IDAHO WEIGHS ITS OPTIONS

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports Texas Governor Rick Perry said Monday he will not expand his state’s Medicaid program or create a health insurance exchange,

FEDERAL AID CUTS WOULD WEAKEN IDAHO'S ECONOMY

  • Rocky Barker reports Idaho will be a poorer state if the federal government’s deep budget cuts dramatically reduce spending and employment here. Economists say

IDAHO MUST QUIT FOOLING ITSELF ON SCHOOL FUNDING

  • Idaho Mountain Express editorial:  When it comes to funding public schools, Idaho is fooling itself. In response to new census data that shows Idaho

IF IDAHO OPTS OUT OF MEDICAID EXPANSION, LOW-INCOME ADULTS COULD BE IN LIMBO

  • Molly Messick reports last week’s Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care overhaul left states with important decisions to make.  One of the main

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