Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― A Boise Democrat who has been one of the minority party's major voices on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee plans to retire from the Idaho Legislature. Rep. Bill Killen had originally filed to run in November. But the U.S. Navy veteran and Stanford University graduate has been struggling with health issues that have caused his weight to drop about 30 pounds. The 73-year-old Killen, first elected to District 17 in 2006, said he's been fighting a mysterious gastrointestinal disorder that's forced him to limit his food. A former Democratic legislator, John L. Gannon, who served a term in the House in the early 1990s, has filed to replace Killen. Others running are independent Gus Voss and Republican Kreed Ray Kleinkopf. During his tenure, Killen advocated for joining national efforts to tax Internet sales, out of fairness to Idaho's brick-and-mortar businesses.