There it is - it's done
At 4:54 p.m., the Idaho Senate adjourned sine die, ending the fourth-longest legislative session in Idaho history.
Eye On Boise archive for April 6, 2005
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005
House has adjourned, Senate goes on...
The House adjourned sine die at 3:50 p.m., but the Senate's still going. It's passed its last bill, but now is debating whether to add "legislative intent" promising to pay back cities and counties in the future for a lost windfall this year - from…
Senate gives GARVEE final passage
The Senate has just passed the amended GARVEE bill on a 30-3 vote, sending it to the governor’s desk. That means the governor’s giant, statewide highway bonding plan is a go.
All in good fun
Remember that mine-tailings bill that went down amid consternation over the prospect of dredging the Coeur d’Alene basin? Its sponsor, Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries, still is lamenting the death of the bill in the Senate, after it had passed the House, as a low…
They're into 'bondage'
During the heated debate on the GARVEE bill in the House, Rep. Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, said, “They don’t call ‘em bonds for nothing. Bonds is just short for bondage.”Other opponents picked up on that theme, and criticized the “bondage” Idaho’s moving into. “This scares the…
Senate passes two water bills
The Senate has passed the first two water bills – HB 373, allowing bonding by the Idaho Department of Water Resources, and HB 374, expanding the role of water districts and providing for fees – on overwhelming votes, and taken a lunch break until 1.…
We're rhymin' along
This one needs a bit of set-up, unfortunately, if you didn’t pay close attention to the House debate this week on the cigarette tax. It happened on Monday, just as tobacco-growing North Carolina was poised to play that night for the NCAA championship. Rep. Jim…
Lawmakers laud 'Dynamite' movie
A resolution honoring the two Idahoans who made the hit film “Napoleon Dynamite,” which is set in Preston, Idaho and features lots of local not-quite-profane expressions, brought much merriment to the House this morning.Amid the jokes, a House member insisted on a roll-call vote on…
Amendments go on quickly
The House has made quick work of slapping on the compromise amendments to the governor’s highway bonding bill. Now, all that remains is the final debate and passage of the bill in the House – which still could be interesting.With all due apologies, here’s a…
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