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Eye On Boise archive for Oct. 29, 2012

MONDAY, OCT. 29, 2012


Judge orders EVI to disclose donors 

Fourth District Judge Mike Wetherell has ruled in favor of the state of Idaho in its lawsuit seeking disclosure of the secret donors to a campaign against three Idaho ballot measures; Wetherell ordered Education Voters of Idaho to disclose its donors by 3 p.m. this…

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Idaho GOP Congressman Mike Simpson, right, debates his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Nicole LeFavour, left, Sunday night in the "Idaho Debates" at the state Capitol. (Idaho Public TV / Kevin Rank)

Simpson, LeFavour face off in debate 

2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson and his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Nicole LeFavour, debated on live TV last night in the "Idaho Debates." You can watch the full debate online here. The two clashed over women's issues, from pay inequity to lawmakers' comments about…

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Lawmakers spar over laptop contract costs

Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― The eight-year, $180 million pact with Hewlett-Packard Co. for laptops required under public schools chief Tom Luna's education overhaul is dividing Idaho's Republican lawmakers. Rep. Lynn Luker of Boise said Friday during a…

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