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Eye On Boise

Lawmakers upset tribes with cig tax push

Here's a link to our full story at spokesman.com on how Idaho Republican lawmakers have raised strong concerns among the state's five recognized Indian tribes by starting a push to tax cigarettes on Indian reservations, introducing the legislation today without first consulting with the tribes. Said Helo Hancock, legislative director for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, "It just sounds like another creative way to stick it to the tribes."



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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