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

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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 to the economy.

They dubbed it ‘IJOBS’, and it’s not the first time they’ve attempted to get similar measures through.   Democrats introduced the first round of IJOBS bills back in 2010.   They all failed.

This year, Democratic lawmakers seemed more hopeful IJOBS 2.0 would go somewhere.   But again, all six proposals failed.

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