Sunshine and showers...
That gun in your car is OKAnd don't mind the cut in your payWe don't have much moneyBut springtime is sunnyAnd lawmaking's still under way.
That gun in your car is OKAnd don't mind the cut in your payWe don't have much moneyBut springtime is sunnyAnd lawmaking's still under way.
House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, told the House, "We're going to go and, with the Senate, meet with the governor for a few minutes today." Then, he moved to adjourn the House until 11 a.m. tomorrow, warning that tomorrow may be one of those…
The House has concurred in the Senate's minor amendments to the election consolidation bill, HB 372a, and given the bill final passage on a 48-16 vote. Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, urged passage of the move that lawmakers have debated for many years.
The Senate has adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. The Senate Transportation Committee will meet at 1:30, but Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell, said there's just one bill on the committee's agenda, HB 286, from Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, to adjust the description of the southern…
The annex is humid and hotPolitical battles are foughtThe carpenters chantThe long-winded rantThe rest of us simply are caught.
The Senate has voted 27-8 in favor of HB 372a, the election consolidation bill, and sent the bill to the governor's desk. Backers said it'll lead to more public participation in elections, though opponents raised concerns about costs and impacts on schools. The bill, backed…
The Senate is debating HB 372a, the sweeping, 98-page election consolidation bill. "There are 1,245 taxing districts in the state of Idaho, and with few exceptions, they can hold an election any time, any place," Senate sponsor Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, told the Senate. "We have…
The Senate is preparing to take up the election consolidation bill, HB 372a, but took a break to allow a minority caucus first. In their open caucus, Senate Democrats raised concerns about the 98-page bill.
It seems that it never will endAnd few on the House side will bendThough vetoes rain downAnd Butch wears a frownStill $30K a day we will spend...
There was an odd moment yesterday after the House GOP leadership press conference. Numerous members of the press stood gathered around Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, who was calling for reconvening JFAC and reopening budgets to cut them further, based on the April state revenue…
With all due apologies, here's an ode to the 114th day:A product more precious than oilEludes them for all of their toilTo fix up the roadsThey'd compromise loadsBut all that they're left with is Moyle.
Here's a link to my full story on today's developments at the Idaho Legislature. Tomorrow will be Day 114 of the state's second-longest session ever.
Jon Hanian, press secretary for Gov. Butch Otter, said the governor stands ready to meet with lawmakers to resolve the impasse over transportation funding. "We've cleared the governor's schedule, he's got nothing on it," Hanian said. "From his perspective, we keep giving ground here. ...…
Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, said Senate leaders met with the governor today at noon, but didn't meet with House leaders. "I don't see that there was progress made," he said heavily, as the 113th day of this year's legislative session drew near…
House Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, had this response to the House GOP leaders' press conference today: "I think it's disappointing that the impasse is making such dysfunctional government. Who would've thought, with the governor and supermajorities (all of the same party), it's leading to…
After a closed-door caucus, House GOP leaders called a press conference to declare that they still don't want to raise the gas tax, as Gov. Butch Otter has proposed. Majority Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, said GOP leaders are concerned about the state's budget picture,…
House Education Chairman Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, said he had no intention of showing up for today's Senate Education Committee hearing on his bill, HB 373. "The chairman knew last Wednesday night I wasn't coming," Nonini told Eye on Boise. "The issues have all been…
The Senate Finance Committee has voted unanimously to kill 14 budget bills that were written by the House Appropriations Committee, then passed by the House, without going through the usual joint budget committee process. Senate Finance Chairman Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, cited two laws and several…
The House went into session and passed eight appropriation bills - all bills they were passing for the third time. The first time, they got vetoed by the governor. The second time, the bills had been cobbled together by the House Appropriations Committee without its…
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Bob Nonini, was a no-show, and the Senate Education Committee has killed his bill, HB 373. "I find it deplorable in many ways that Rep. Nonini would bring this forward, considering the circumstances that exist here," said Sen. Dick Sagness, D-Poctello.…
About 70 people have gathered in front of the steps of the Capitol Annex to protest against taxes, in what organizers dubbed "Tea Party II." The Rev. Bryan Fischer, in a press release, said, "The purpose of Tea Party II is to give ordinary Idaho…
The Senate has adjourned for the day, after amending two bills, and passing and sending to the governor 18 appropriation bills that had already passed the House. Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, said leadership will be meeting with the governor shortly. "Hopefully we…
The Senate Education Committee has scheduled a meeting today at 1 p.m. to take up HB 373, a House-passed bill to phase out early teacher retirement incentives and make other education funding changes. The committee will meet in Room 204 of the Capitol Annex; Rep.…
The Senate has amended HB 372, the election consolidation bill, to make a series of changes identified during a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting on Friday. Sen. Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, the bill's Senate sponsor, praised the amendments, which weren't controversial. "I think it's a great…
House members are filtering in slowly this morning after their four-day weekend; House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, said it may be "1-ish" before the House convenes today. Bedke said, "We'll go on the floor, and we'll see if there have been any bills…
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