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IACI: LEGISLATURE FELL SHORT ON PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX REPEAL, HEALTH CARE REFORM

  • Mich Coffman reports: Founded in 1974 with a merger of the Idaho State Chambers and the Associated Industries of Idaho, the Idaho Association of

IDAHO SCHOOLS CHIEF KICKS OFF POST-SESSION TOUR

  • Jessie Bonner reports at the close of the most recent Idaho Legislature, state schools chief Tom Luna did something he’s rarely done in his

DEVELOPER TAX BREAK BILL BECOMES LAW WITH OTTER OK

  • The Idaho Press-Tribune reports a bill providing large-scale developers some tax relief has become state law without the signature of Idaho’s governor. Last month,

IDAHO’S MARCH TAX COLLECTIONS BEAT FORECAST BY $4 MILLION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports that Idaho state revenue collections are up for the fourth month in a row. The Division of Financial Management reports March

IDAHO’S FOOD STAMP ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO RISE

  • Katherine Fitzgerald reports over the past four years, Idaho has seen the nation’s second largest increase in food stamp enrollment, with the largest increase

GOV OTTER SIGNS $35 MILLION TAX CUT

  • KBOI reports that Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter signed a bill Thursday that will lower taxes on the highest individual tax rate in the state

SESSION WRAP: DEMOCRAT’S ‘IJOBS’ FAILS, AGAIN

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports that Democrats in the Idaho Legislature again offered a slate of bills they said would boost economic growth and add jobs

LOCAL OPTION SUPPORTERS PLAN INITIATIVE FOR 2014 ELECTION

  • Betsy Russell reports that a group of local officials from throughout the state has announced that it’ll pursue a local-option tax initiative in the

SESSION WRAP: THE TAX PLANS THAT FAILED

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports that the Legislature’s only constitutional duty is to pass a balanced budget.    Lawmakers did. They also agreed to a more

IDAHO GOVERNOR REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR INTERNET TAX

  • CNBC reports that Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter still finds merit in joining a national push to collect Internet sales taxes from companies including Amazon.com

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