The often-crowded halls of the Capitol Annex are close to abandoned this afternoon. The Senate finished its session this morning, and now there's almost no one around. House Speaker Lawerence Denney, who was chatting with a casually dressed Rep. Cliff Bayer in the third floor…
Sen. Tim Corder, R-Mountain Home, urged the Senate to back the amended version of SB 1112a, the day care licensing bill, despite numerous problems he highlighted with the House amendments. "I'm still asking you to support it, with the fiscal impact, with all the errors,…
Here's a link to my full story in today's Spokesman-Review on the wild events of the 108th day of the Idaho's 2009 legislative session. And now, it's the 109th day. The Senate is in session, but the House isn't.
Sen. Tim Corder, R-Mountain Home, asked unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the amendments to SB 1112a, the day care licensing bill. "This is a tough thing for me to ask you to do, but I'm going to ask you to concur," Corder told…
Democrats from the House and Senate held a news conference this morning to object to the House Republicans' move last night to attempt to unilaterally adjourn the legislative session. "The Legislature is constructed to have a balance of power between the houses, and both balance…
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