Here's a news item from the Associated Press:  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to boost staffing at the State Tax Commission to generate more than $19 million in additional revenue has cleared the Idaho House. The House voted 59-8 to approve the $34.9 million budget, which is up 8.7 percent in total funding next year; the bill, HB 308, now goes to the Senate. The budget includes more than $4 million to increase staffing and stem furloughs at the agency, which is expected to rein in $19.7 million in additional tax revenue under the plan. Republican Rep. Darrell Bolz, of Caldwell, says the state could yield a 4-to-1 return on its investment in the tax commission budget. Lawmakers plan to use the additional money to boost state support for Idaho's public schools, which face a $47 million loss in total funding next year, but without this would have faced even deeper cuts.