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Eye On Boise

H&W committees invite public testimony at ‘listening session’

There's a lot going on today for a Friday. This morning from 8-10 in the Capitol Auditorium, the House and Senate Health & Welfare committees are taking public testimony in an open "listening session." It's being streamed online; you can watch live here.

Also this morning, Gov. Butch Otter has his annual on-the-record confab with the Idaho Press Club; I'll be reporting on what he says. JFAC is holding budget hearings on the state Department of Administration, the Permanent Building Fund, and the state Historical Society starting at 8; the House Rev & Tax Committee has its hearing on HB 88, the governor's "Hire One More Employee" Act, at 9; and a slew of legislation is up for introduction in the Senate State Affairs Committee this morning at 8, including Sen. Chuck Winder's bill to oppose legalizing marijuana in Idaho for any purpose. Another batch of bills is up for introduction in the House Local Government Committee this afternoon at 1:30, including several dealing with land use and urban renewal. The House goes into session at 11, and the Senate at 11:15.



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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