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Eye On Boise archive for Nov. 2013

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, 2013

Members of the Idaho Legislature's Public Defense Reform Interim Committee meet Wednesday at the state Capitol (Betsy Russell)

Lawmakers mull new Public Defense Commission

A legislative interim committee has agreed on the concept of state Public Defense Commission to help oversee improvements in the state’s spotty and problem-plagued system of criminal defense for indigent defendants. But the senators and representatives also agreed that the new commission should make recommendations…

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Branden Durst resigning from Senate 

Idaho Sen. Branden Durst, D-Boise, is resigning from the state Senate, effective Dec. 1. Durst said he's resigning to focus on his family's needs; earlier this year, his wife and family moved to the Seattle area, where she now is employed as a teacher, and…

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TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 2013



Tax Commission unanimously adopts rule

The Tax Commission has voted unanimously in favor of its two proposed rules to define real and personal property for purposes of property tax, despite objections from railroads, utilities and similar interests. Commissioner Ken Roberts said, “There’s a lot of water under the bridge over…

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Rep. Patterson considers suing sheriff

Embattled Idaho state Rep. Mark Patterson, R-Boise, is now threatening to sue Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney for revealing Patterson’s 1974 guilty plea and withheld judgment for assault with intent to commit rape, the Idaho Statesman reports today. The freshman lawmaker told KIDO radio that…

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Mitt Romney endorses Mike Simpson 

Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson's bid for a ninth term got an assist Monday when former presidential candidate Mitt Romney released an endorsement letter. Simpson faces challenger Bryan Smith in next May's Republican…

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MONDAY, NOV. 18, 2013


SUNDAY, NOV. 17, 2013

FRIDAY, NOV. 15, 2013



Otter names Nye as new district judge

Caldwell attorney Christopher Nye has been appointed by Gov. Butch Otter to be a district judge, filling a new judgeship in the 3rd Judicial District that was created by the Idaho Legislature this year. In addition to Nye, finalists for the post were Kenneth Jorgensen,…

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THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2013




WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2013

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