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IDAHO LEGISLATURE LIMPS TOWARD FINISH

  • Dan Popkey reports that open-door and closed-door negotiations dominated what lawmakers hope will be the last Monday of the 2012 session. Before final adjournment,

HERE'S A LOOK AT A FEW BILLS IN THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE THAT ARE NEARING THEIR END

  • Melissa Davlin reports that the majority of bills introduced in any given legislative session never make it to the governor’s desk.   While a death

SENATE PASSES SCHOOLS BUDGET, MEASURE NOW HEADS TO HOUSE

  • The Idaho Reporter notes that a $1.5 billion spending package for the state’s public schools has cleared the Senate on a 31-4 vote.   The

EXCHANGE STARTED WITH BANG, BUT NOW A JUST WHISPER

  • The Associated Press reports that, to start the 2012 Legislature, many predicted an Idaho insurance exchange would be a key issue to be resolved

LEGISLATURE ENTERING FINAL WEEK WITH SOME BIG ISSUES TO CONSIDER

  • Alex Morrell reports that, as the Idaho Legislature enters its final push in 2012, the Senate and House still have big-ticket bills to reconcile

HEY IDAHO LEGISLATURE, WHAT'S WITH THE HOLDUP?

  • Melissa Davlin reports that the House and Senate are running out of things to do. The agendas are emptying, there are almost no committee

IDAHO LAWMAKERS CIRCLE FOR DOWNTOWN BOISE PARKING SOLUTION

  • Rocky Barker reports that the Senate State Affairs Committee approved a resolution Friday that would let the Idaho Permanent Building Fund build a new

COLLEGE OF WESTERN IDAHO WILL BENEFIT EXTRA FROM NEW BUDGET PLAN

  • Dustin Hurst reports that, on Friday, members of the Idaho House of Representatives set the budget for the state’s community colleges and the College

ED BOARD OPPOSES BILL TO CAP ANNUAL STATE SPENDING

  • The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that the state Board of Education is opposing efforts to lower Idaho’s cap on annual general fund spending to 5.3

HOUSE OKS BUILDING FUND BUDGET AFTER DEBATE OVER CAPITOL ANNEX…

  • Betsy Russell reports that the House got into an extended debate today over SB 1399, the appropriation bill for the Permanent Building Fund, because

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