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Bill to expand anti-gang act wins final passage

Legislation to expand Idaho's Criminal Gang Enforcement Act to cover more crimes has won final passage in the Senate on a 34-1 vote, but Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa, a lawyer who cast the only "no" vote, said he's concerned about the move. "I just worry about when we create enhancements about who you associate with or what you're thinking at the time," he told the Senate. "I think it should be based on the conduct itself." The bill, HB 235, which both adds crimes to the act and increases the penalty enhancements, earlier passed the House unanimously; it now goes to the governor's desk.



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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