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Eye On Boise

They’re in, they’re out, they’re in…

Reps. Marc Gibbs, R-Grace, seated, and Joe Palmer, R-Meridian, visit in the House chamber during a brief break between sessions on Friday morning. (Betsy Russell)
Reps. Marc Gibbs, R-Grace, seated, and Joe Palmer, R-Meridian, visit in the House chamber during a brief break between sessions on Friday morning. (Betsy Russell)

After just a brief break for the Ways & Means Committee meeting, during which other House members milled around, the House went back on the floor and passed a couple more bills before going into its amending order, amending several bills including the CAMP bill, and then going back into its third reading calendar. The Senate, meanwhile, took a break to graduate its pages this morning, then went back into session. Just now, there was a "call of the Senate," which compels all members to come to the chamber. It's a fairly rare move, sometimes invoked when too many members have wandered off the floor, or when there's anticipation of a particularly close vote. Now, the Senate is debating the appropriation for the Millenium Fund, including another $500,000 for the Idaho Meth Project; it passed on a 29-3 vote.



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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