4th District Judge Cheri Copsey on Thursday "reluctantly" granted the state's motion to dismiss Rep. Shirley Ringo's lawsuit over secret tax deals for lack of standing, but said in her decision that Ringo's allegations were "very troubling" and should be addressed. Ringo's attorney, former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Robert Huntley, said he'd anticipated the ruling, and already had filed a new version of the lawsuit on Tuesday with six new plaintiffs who he believes have clear standing: three education associations, a public school student, a parent of a student, and a public school employee. "I think we'll be just fine with the case with the six new plaintiffs," Huntley said in an email.

Ringo, D-Moscow, in her lawsuit, submitted sworn affidavits from eight current and former state Tax Commission employees saying the commission has been improperly cutting secret deals with influential taxpayers, letting them off the hook for millions in taxes due.