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Senator: End Women’s Commission

Feb. 2, 2009 12:04 p.m. • 3 comments

A bill to eliminate the Idaho Women’s Commission was introduced by a Senate committee Monday, but the measure faces stiff opposition. Sen. Joyce Broadsword said the commission — founded by Gov. Bob Smylie in 1965 by executive order and established by law by the 1970 Legislature — is out of date in a world where women are fully integrated into society, the economy and politics. “In my opinion, that goal has been reached,” said Broadsword, R-Sagle. “Women have taken their place. While (the commission) may have been important in decades past, they are now duplicative of other services.” Broadsword told the Senate State Affairs Committee that Gov. Butch Otter supports her bill and that Otter’s staff asked for her help in eliminating the 10-member commission/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Do you agree with state Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, that the Idaho Women’s Commission is outdated and should be eliminated?

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