Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, tweeted today that he’s “livid” over the Idaho Supreme Court decision yesterday upholding Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of grocery tax repeal legislation; Barbieri was among the 30 lawmakers who sued in an attempt to overturn the veto. In a lengthy…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter issued this statement on the Idaho Supreme Court’s ruling upholding his veto of the grocery tax repeal bill: “I appreciate the Supreme Court’s thorough and scholarly analysis of all the issues involved in this case. I am pleased that my veto…
After keeping her on the campaign payroll since his first term in Congress, Idaho 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador stopped paying his wife, Becca, a $2,022 monthly salary on Jan. 1. Labrador’s campaign confirmed Wednesday that Becca Labrador no longer is being paid to keep the campaign’s books...
The Idaho Council on Indian Affairs, which includes state legislators and officials and tribal leaders, is meeting today at the state Capitol in room WW53; you can listen live here. The meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the agenda includes an update on…