Here we have Idaho: ‘This is not necessary’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
For those keeping score at home, the Idaho Legislature was in session for more than 300 days this year — pushing the part-time, “citizen Legislature” …
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Here we have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Only twice before has the Idaho Legislature been in session as long as it has in 2021. In 2003, lawmakers sat for a record 118 …
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Lawmakers in Boise gaveled back into session April 6 after an 18-day recess prompted by an outbreak of COVID-19 among a number legislators and staffers; …
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Gem State lawmakers remain in recess until Tuesday, April 6 — in what Capitol watchers have referred to as a “historic” suspension of proceedings owing …
Here We Have Idaho
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The big tax cut
Idaho House members approved on strict party lines a $389 million tax cut for state ratepayers, which proponents said would provide …
Legislative update: Where did the money come from?
By Sen. Jim Woodward
Reader Contributor
A major task each legislative session is creating and approving a plan for how we will spend our state tax dollars in the upcoming …
Here we have Idaho:
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As most Idaho Statehouse watchers anticipated, the fight over the governor’s emergency powers and COVID-19 health orders has become the dominant political story only a …
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