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Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, back fresh from a week of golfing in Palm Springs, says there’s no truth to the rumor that he was summoned there by an angry Duane Hagadone over Nonini’s opposition to the Coeur d’Alene Lake Management Plan. “I visited with him for a few hours - it never came up,” Nonini said of the North Idaho resort and newspaper magnate who now makes his home in Palm Springs. “He did talk about 1148, though.” That’s the liquor license reform bill being pushed by Gov. Butch Otter; it’s likely to come up for a House vote tomorrow. Asked what Hagadone had to say about the bill, Nonini said, “He doesn’t like it at all.” Current holders of liquor licenses have been divided over the reform bill, which does away with the current population-based quota system for liquor licenses in Idaho and makes other changes.
Nonini said he’s leaning against the measure, but planned to meet with a lobbyist who favors it this afternoon. “I want to hear both sides,” he said.
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Sisyphus on April 13 at 1:05 p.m.
So where do the citizens fit in this scenario between Duane and the alcohol lobbyists? If I lived in Post Falls I’d be ticked at their utter lack of representation in favor of the Duane.
BloggerGirl on April 13 at 3:01 p.m.
Sure hope he enjoyed his vacation, not to mention keeping his daily expense allowance, even though he wasn’t at the legislature!