We ended Day 54 of this legislative session on Friday, Feb. 28, and we are more than halfway through the session if we adjourn on March 21 as scheduled.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
In my last article I stated that in the governor’s budget recommendation he asked that 1 million dollars be transferred to the Constitutional Defense Fund. As a result several Daily Bee readers in the comment section associated with the article asked why Idaho had this fund and what it was …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, in her column of last week referred to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s State of the State address and his recommendations on how the state should spend its money, emphasizing the governor’s plans to replenish some of the education funding we have had to cut over the …
The Idaho Legislature is facing a number of critical issues it will need to address in the next legislative session. But while topics such as Medicaid expansion and transportation funding grab all the headlines, they should not overshadow one of the most critical challenges facing our state today - access …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
March 29 is the date legislative leadership is looking at as the date to adjourn the legislative session and Senate and House members are working hard to pass outstanding legislation before the session is ended.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
The tragic grade school shooting in Newton, Conn., resulted in a renewed interest nationally on the issue of gun control and the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. The Obama Administration and members of Congress have been pursuing attempts to further restrict gun ownership and sales in reaction …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
The 2012 session is now complete and we would like to update you on the work we have done over the past twelve weeks in Boise. At the beginning of the session, the Legislature was projecting a small surplus, a welcome change from the years of deficits due to the …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
The 2012 legislative session is expected to adjourn on March 28 or March 29. The Joint Finance and Appropriation Committee finished most of its budget work about two weeks ago, which signaled the beginning of the end of legislative activity. This last week the House and Senate managed to address …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
In addition to budget problems, public education reform, and Health and Welfare program reductions, urban renewal district reform is another significant issue this legislative session.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
This is old news now but as one of the sponsors of House Bill 439, the sales tax credit on food purchases, I was disappointed that the bill did not make it out of committee. Even though other legislative proposals are being worked on, the reality is that any legislation …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
