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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

OTTER PRAISES IDAHO LAWMAKERS FOR A PRODUCTIVE SESSION

  • Dan Popkey reports that Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter praised legislators today for fully funding K-12 reforms and higher education priorities, starting to refill reserve

IDAHO LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS AFTER 81 DAYS

  • John Miller reports that the Legislature adjourned Thursday after 81 days of intense debate on ultrasounds for abortion seekers, ousting Occupy Boise – and

IDAHO HOUSE ADVANCES KEY TEACHER PAY BILL

  • The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that Representatives voted to reverse scheduled cuts to teacher salaries that had been part of last year’s “Students Come First”

IDAHO INCOME TAX CUT HEADED TO SENATE FLOOR, ADJOURNMENT LIKELY TODAY OR FRIDAY

  • Dan Popkey reports that, facing intense pressure from GOP legislative leadership, Gov. Butch Otter and chambers of commerce, the Senate Local Government and Taxation

UNELECTED IDAHO SENATOR HOLDS KEY TO ADJOURNMENT

  • Dan Popkey reports that the most important lawmaker in Idaho today is an appointed senator who’s spent three months on the job. Republican leaders

2012'S FINAL QUESTION: WILL OTTER GET TAX RELIEF?

  • John Miller reports that a Senate panel is due Thursday to help decide the 2012 Legislature’s last critical question: Will Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter

ANTIDOTE TO CURING 2012 IDAHO LEGISLATURE'S NOW HAS A NAME: "35-35-35"

  • The Associated Press reports that senators will meet behind closed doors on a plan informally known as “35-35-35” that’s being touted as the 2012

HOUSE PASSES PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET, 54-15

  • Betsy Russell reports that SB 1410, the public school budget, has passed the House on a 54-15 vote; the spending plan, the single largest

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