JFAC has rescheduled its Monday morning meeting to Tuesday, because it took until long into the afternoon today (Boise time - the time stamp on this blog is in Pacific time) to work out final details on budget bill language between the governor's office and…
Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee said work is proceeding on amendments to transportation legislation. "We are getting very close to having an amendment ready to go," he said. "I really think the Senate's going to pass something." House GOP leaders are sitting back and waiting.…
The Senate has wrapped up its business for the day, and will go back into session at 11 a.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, JFAC has scheduled a meeting for 9:30 a.m. on Monday to deal with the personnel cuts issue, assuming the bill that's being drafted…
The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution saluting North Idaho College on its 75th anniversary, after several senators had glowing things to say about the Coeur d'Alene college. When the resolution, HCR 30, cleared the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene,…
The House has adjourned, planning to come back on the floor at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. The motion to adjourn got so many "nay" votes that House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, initially suggested he was in doubt as to the outcome, and perhaps they…
The House has started its session, after some initial milling about, and is taking up Health & Welfare budgets that top its Third Reading calendar. GOP leaders said they'll do a few bills from the calendar, suspend rules and take up a few appropriations from…
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