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2017 Legislature drags on

With what was supposed to be the last day of the session past and no agreement yet on a transportation funding bill between the House and Senate, Idaho lawmakers are growing restive.

Late last week, the entire Canyon County House delegation visited the Capitol press room with a message: They want the Senate to approve a highway bill, so the notoriously deteriorating stretch of Interstate 84 in their county can get fixed.

“We’re not leaving till we get it,” said Rep. Gary Collins, R-Nampa/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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