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Eye On Boise

House backs private school tax credits, recesses to 4 p.m.

The House has voted 46-21 in favor of granting $10 million a year in tax credits for donations to scholarships to private schools, after much debate; similar legislation narrowly passed the House last year, but died in the Senate. HB 507 now moves to the Senate side. Then, in a rare move, the House recessed until 4 p.m. – meaning it’ll come back into session for a third time today. There’s a big calendar of bills waiting, and House Majority Leader Mike Moyle has threatened a Saturday session if the House doesn’t get moving on its calendar. Between now and 4, there are two House committees scheduled to meet, Resources and Judiciary.



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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