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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.

CRABB: A FEDERAL EXCHANGE WILL BRING MORE COMPETITION TO IDAHO

  • Peter Crabb Column:  More health care choices may be coming to your neighborhood, courtesy of Washington, D.C. Idaho’s Legislature is debating the establishment of

IDAHO EDUCATION REFORM BILLS APPROVED IN SENATE COMMITTEE

  • Hannah Furfaro reports:  The Senate Education Committee agreed Monday to introduce three revised bills aimed at giving Idaho school boards authority to reduce teacher

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