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The motion from Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, to send all the stimulus money to local highway districts has passed JFAC on an 11-9 vote. Rep. Janice McGeachin, R-Idaho Falls, was the last to vote and held the deciding vote. “It’s all up to you, sister,” Sen. Steve Bair, R-Blackfoot, declared, after he voted yes, tying the vote. McGeachin paused, covered her face, then asked by Chairman Dean Cameron how she voted, voted aye.
Keough told the joint committee, “I have heard from local jurisdictions that they feel shut out from the current distribution of stimulus funds. … The perception from local highway entities is that they’re not being treated fairly.”
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