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Holiday or not, Legislature is in session

Lights are on at the state Capitol this morning, though it's an official state holiday, Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day. The Legislature, which doesn't take holidays, is in session. (Betsy Russell)
Lights are on at the state Capitol this morning, though it's an official state holiday, Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day. The Legislature, which doesn't take holidays, is in session. (Betsy Russell)

Today is an official state holiday - Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day - but there's a reason all the lights are on in the state Capitol. Unlike all other state agencies, the state Legislature doesn't take holidays - it's in session. You'll find the same thing next month on Presidents' Day, which is like any other legislative day.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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