The House has voted 51-19 in favor of HB 67a, the bill to remove Idaho’s 6 percent sales tax on groceries. Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, spoke out in favor of the bill. “I think it’s immoral. I think it’s wrong to tax people on their food,” he said. Crane said 70 percent of Idahoans favor repealing the grocery tax. “I think it’s time that we put more money back in their pockets. … I’ve been here for 11 years. … It’s my belief that it’s time to give these folks meaningful tax relief on their groceries. … The time has come to give the people their money back, to quit taxing our citizens on their groceries, their basic needs”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.