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Eye On Boise archive for Jan. 2018

MONDAY, JAN. 29, 2018



Lawmakers eye youth suicide prevention funding

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Idaho youth, according to Elke Shaw-Tulloch, administrator of the Division of Public Health Services, which had its budget hearing before lawmakers this morning. From 2012 to 2016, Shaw-Tulloch said, Idaho lost 105 school-age children, aged 6-18, to…

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SUNDAY, JAN. 28, 2018

FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 2018

From left, Betsy Russell, Clark Corbin, host Melissa Davlin, and Mark Browning on Friday's "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television, on Jan. 26, 2018. (Idaho Public TV / Jim Hadley)

The week that was...

On tonight’s “Idaho Reports” on Idaho Public Television, host Melissa Davlin interviews outgoing JFAC Co-Chairs Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, and Rep. Maxine Bell, R-Jerome; producer Seth Ogilvie reports on bail and pretrial issues and a possible constitutional amendment that’s in the works; and Davlin interviews...

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Rep. Priscilla Giddings (State of Idaho)

Tax issues unresolved for Giddings...

The Ada County Assessor’s Office is still awaiting a response from Idaho Rep. Priscilla Giddings as to why the White Bird Republican deserved the $1,200 tax break she received in 2016. The office sent Giddings a “notice of intent” last November, saying it intends to collect back taxes after she erroneously received a homeowner’s exemption...

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Giddings aims to limit some information

The University of Idaho and other state-funded entities would be prohibited from hiring lobbyists or attempting to influence state lawmakers under legislation introduced Thursday in a House committee. Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird, told the House State Affairs Committee her bill...

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THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 2018




House panel introduces bill to legalize CBD oil

Rep. Dorthy Moon, R-Stanley, successfully introduced a bill this morning to legalize cannabidiol oil, also known as CBD oil, in the House Health & Welfare Committee, writes reporter Marissa Morrison of KIVI-TV. The legislation sets up a registration system under the state Board of Pharmacy,…

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Anti-Sharia law bill introduced in House committee

Republicans on an Idaho House panel have once against agreed to introduce anti-Sharia law legislation designed to prevent Idaho courts from making decisions based on Islamic or other foreign legal codes. This is the third year in a row Rep. Eric Redman, a Republican from Athol, has backed legislation...

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