New U.S. Sen. Jim Risch got a prominent mention in the Roll Call newspaper's "Heard on the Hill" column this week, headed "A for Effort," which noted, "Looks like the new guy's an over-achiever. HOH spies have noticed Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, spending a lot…
Phone system glitches are nothing new in the state Senate, but the latest one has a new twist: Lawmakers are accidentally dialing 911. "Folks, it's happening a lot," Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, informed the Senate today. The problem is that lawmakers are…
During the budget hearing this morning for the legislative branch, JFAC heard from Legislative Services Director Jeff Youtz about the budget for the Legislature, including the dispute with the governor over lawmakers' new laptop computers (for which Otter line-item vetoed funding last year, but lawmakers…
Legislative budget writers grilled several state officials this morning to see if they can find more ways to cut their budgets. State Treasurer Ron Crane, state Controller Donna Jones and Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said they're already trimming back, and Crane and Ysursa noted…
The co-chair of the Legislature’s joint budget committee just called on all state agencies to halt spending of any one-time money or capital outlay money they have in their budgets this year “until further notice.” Said Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, “We look forward to working…
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