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Eye On Boise archive for Feb. 2016

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Otter names Buxton new state DHR head 

Gov. Butch Otter has named attorney Susan Buxton to head the state Division of Human Resources, effective March 1. She replaces Vicki Tokita, who retired in 2014; since then, David Fulkerson, fiscal officer for the state Division of Financial Management, has been filling in as…

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Tax-cut debate: 'A balancing act' 16 

After hearing testimony both for and against HB 380, the tax-cut bill, the House Revenue & Taxation Committee debated the bill and voted down two competing motions before passing it. “I agree education is important,” Rep. Mike Moyle, R-Star, the bill’s lead sponsor, told the…

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Rev & Tax passes tax-cut bill on 13-2 vote 

After much testimony and discussion, including a rant from former fringe candidate for governor Harley Brown, the House Revenue & Taxation Committee has voted 13-2 in favor of HB 380, Rep. Mike Moyle’s tax-cut bill. The only two “no” votes came from Reps. Mat Erpelding, D-Boise, and Mark Nye, D-Pocatello...

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