The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that Idaho’s dueling legislative chambers remain at odds over competing priorities that include tax cuts, teacher salaries and rainy-day savings, with key bills bottled up in committees while behind-the-scenes talks linger on.

The House wants to cut state income taxes by $35 million. The Senate favors restoring teachers’ salaries.

Add to this mix Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s to-do list from his Jan. 9 State of the State address, which included adding $60 million to Idaho’s recession-drained rainy day accounts.