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Vote to privatize liquor sales may be illegal

BOISE (AP) - Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Tuesday a proposed voter initiative to privatize Idaho's lucrative hard liquor business might be illegal because the state constitution says such decisions are the Legislature's purview.

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Idaho biz, ag groups promote economic incentives

BOISE (AP) - Business and agricultural groups told House and Senate tax committees that restoring university research and development budgets, adding incentives for job creation and eliminating Idaho's $130 million personal property tax would all help boost Idaho's economy.

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Nonini is Capitol's last cigarette smoker

BOISE (AP) - Standing outside the Capitol on a brisk January afternoon, Rep. Bob Nonini cups his hand deftly to shelter a cigarette - not from the wind, but from a camera.

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