It’s looking unlikely that Idaho lawmakers will move this year to do away with a special retirement perk for certain legislators – even though a citizens commission this year called for lawmakers to reconsider the perk.

House Speaker Scott Bedke said Wednesday that in his view, the Idaho Constitution forbids lawmakers from taking any action on anything having to do with their compensation; that’s why a special Citizens Committee on Legislative Compensation sets legislative pay raises every two years, and they take effect unless lawmakers reject them.

“I think that is in their wheelhouse, and not ours,” Bedke said/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.