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WESTVIEWS: THE OPPORTUNITY DUANE NELLIS SQUANDERED

  • The Lewiston Tribune opines:  Idaho needed candor from Duane Nellis as he departed the University of Idaho presidency on his way to Texas Tech

MAY TAX COLLECTIONS DOWN, IDAHO ON TRACK TO BEAT FISCAL YEAR FORECAST

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: After a month of larger-than-expectedstate tax collections, the revenue report for May shows collections came in just shy of the forecast.

IDAHO BUDGET WRITERS TO SEE POLICY IN ACTION

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: The lawmakers who shape Idaho’s annual budget will tour the northern part of the state this week to get a glimpse of

IDAHO GOV. OTTER WANTS MORE PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN MEDICAID

  • Audrey Dutton reports: Gov. Butch Otter wants to make it harder for people to benefit from Medicaid unless they make healthy choices. It’s one

UNINSURED IDAHO VETERANS AFFECTED BY DECISION NOT TO EXPAND MEDICAID

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: Nearly 4,000 uninsured Idaho veterans would be eligible for health insurance if the state expanded Medicaid coverage. That’s according to new

OTTER SAYS SURPLUS NOT LICENSE TO SPEND

  • Dan Popkey reports: Gov. Butch Otter is rejecting the notion that a projected $162 million in surprise revenue means the 2014 Legislature should boost

OTTER TO FERGUSON: KEEP YOUR MITTS OFF IDAHO’S SURPLUS!

  • Dan Popkey reports: Gov. Butch Otter is rejecting the notion that a projected $162 million in unexpected revenue means the 2014 Legislature should aim to boost

FERGUSON: EXTRA $162 MILLION HAS ‘PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS’ FOR IDAHO BUDGET-WRITERS

  • Dan Popkey reports: Former chief state economist Mike Ferguson’s analysis of the big jump in revenues for the year’s most important month means the

IDAHO TAX COLLECTIONS COME IN WELL ABOVE APRIL FORECAST

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports: In the largest unexpected increase of the fiscal year, Idaho state tax collections were up 13.2 percent above projections in April.

A SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR ANTI-ABORTION RESOURCE CLINICS PASSES THE IDAHO HOUSE

  • Emilie Ritter Saunders reports:  A bill that would give a sales tax exemption to pregnancy resource clinics that don’t offer abortion services has passed the House.

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