Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Eye On Boise archive for Feb. 2013

THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 2013



Testimony: 'Somebody's got to pay for that study'

As the heavy-trucks hearing continues: Stuart Davis, executive director of the Idaho Association of Highway Districts, spoke in favor “unequivocally” of SB 1064, regarding making the southern Idaho heavy-trucks pilot project permanent. “We do oppose SB 1117,” he said. “There is not enough data to…

Continue reading this post »






Heavy-trucks debate: 'It scares me to death' 

Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, grilled Idaho Commerce Director Jeff Sayer and Idaho Transportation Department official Alan Frew about whether either agency would spend more state money to review and analyze possible new routes for extra-heavy trucks, should SB 1117 pass. Both said no. “We…

Continue reading this post »













Idaho tops in number of horses per capita

Little-known fact: “Our state has the highest per-capita horse population to people of any place in the world.” That’s according to Ed McMillis of the Idaho Horse Council, who was among those testifying in favor of HB 220 in the House State Affairs Committee this…

Continue reading this post »



House, Senate chambers reopen to visitors

Times-News reporter Melissa Davlin reports that the House and Senate chambers will return to normal visiting hours today, after security video of an armed man in the House chamber prompted restrictions earlier. “I think it’s just time,” House Speaker Scott Bedke told Davlin. After the…

Continue reading this post »


Liquor division budget clears JFAC, 17-2

Legislative budget writers set a budget for the state Liquor Division this morning that’s virtually identical to Gov. Butch Otter’s recommendation; it reflects a 1.2 percent increase in funding, but the division gets no state general tax funds. Proposals from the division approved in the…

Continue reading this post »


WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 2013

Keeping teen drivers-in-training off the phone... 

Teens who are learning to drive would be banned from talking on cell phones while they drive during the six-month driving practice period prescribed under Idaho’s graduated drivers license law, under a bill that cleared the House Transportation Committee yesterday on a 9-7 vote; the…

Continue reading this post »

Eye On Boise

News, happenings and more from the Idaho Legislature and the state capital.



Blog Archives

Feb. 2013
28 27 26 25 22
21 20 19 18 15
14 13 12 11 08
07 06 05 04 01