Here’s a link to my full story in today’s Spokesman-Review on the unanimous introduction yesterday of the new day-care licensing bill – the fifth straight year one has been proposed – and here’s a link to my full story on the reception in Rev & Tax yesterday for the bill to raise the beer and wine tax, which survived and is headed for a full hearing. Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey has a column today on the jockeying over who will fill the North Idaho seat on the state Board of Education when Sue Thilo’s term expires; here’s a link to the column, “Rep. Nonini pushes hard (real hard) for his pick for State Board.”