The Legislature has begun on a positive note and I am optimistic that much can be accomplished in the next three months. On Monday, Jan. 12, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter delivered his annual State of the State and budget address to the Legislature. I was optimistic about what the governor …
“Sine die” — Latin for “without a day fixed” — are the words used at adjournment for the end of the state legislative session which was Thursday, March 20. This was the second shortest session in the last 14 years. We addressed many important issues, did not address others, and …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
The pace is picking up at the State Capitol as many issues are now being discussed and debated. I would like to update you on a couple that I have been working on that are particularly important to our area.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
“Say No to Obamacare” reads one message in response to the Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee voting this past week to give a full hearing to legislation that would create a state-run health insurance exchange for Idaho. SB 1042 is the first step for the Idaho Legislature to consider …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 12 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, 10 MONTHS AGO
When I was first elected to the Idaho Senate in 1996, I remember how difficult it was for people at home to keep track of what was happening at the Capitol during the three months or so that the legislature met every year.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
While there were several elements of Superintendent Tom Luna’s education legislation that I could support, ultimately I found the proposal to fall short and could not vote for it.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
