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• Eye on Boise: Idaho ranks low in latest measure of gender pay gap

  April 15, 2012 in Idaho on Page B9 BOISE – Idaho ranks 43rd among the states for its gender pay gap, according to a new study from the American Association of University Women. It found that, based on …

• Eye on Boise: Here’s the rub: You’ll need a license to massage

  April 8, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho will join 43 other states and start licensing massage therapists, after Sen. Jim Hammond‘s bill was signed into law last week by Gov. Butch Otter. Therapists will … 1

• Otter signs Idaho texting ban into law

  April 6, 2012 in Idaho Idaho has officially banned texting while driving, after three years of trying. 1

• Session’s hotly disputed issues won’t directly affect most Idahoans

  April 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho’s legislative session this year was long on drama, but many of the biggest and hottest debates won’t mean much for most of the state’s residents. Instead, it’s … 11

• Eye on Boise: Session comes to a screaming end

  April 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – On the final night of this year’s legislative session, the Senate was disrupted by a woman’s shrill scream from the fourth-floor public gallery: “Give that back!” An Occupy …

• Otter, Democrats differ over lawmakers’ successes

  March 31, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter praised lawmakers Friday, giving the just-concluded legislative session top marks even as minority Democrats blasted it. “I think it was a great session; in …

• Otter gives Idaho lawmakers an ‘A’

  March 30, 2012 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter praised lawmakers Friday, giving the just-concluded legislative session top marks even as minority Democrats blasted it. 6

• Top earners’ taxes cut in Idaho

  March 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE - The Idaho Legislature wrapped up a contentious 81-day session Thursday, passing a $35.7 million tax cut for top earners and pushing through last-minute changes in Senate ethics rules … 21

• Bill allowing tax credits for private school donations stalls in Idaho

  March 30, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE - On the final day of Idaho’s legislative session, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, reluctantly backed off of his proposal to grant a $10 million-a-year state tax credit for …

• Nonini backs off $10M tax credit bill - for now

  March 29, 2012 in Idaho On the final day of Idaho’s legislative session, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, reluctantly backed off on his proposal to grant a $10 million-a-year state tax credit for donations to … 2

• Idaho ultrasound bill killed

  March 28, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s forced ultrasound bill was killed for good Tuesday, when a House committee chairman said he won’t allow a hearing on the bill and anti-abortion activists said they’re …

• Idaho’s forced ultrasound bill is dead

  March 27, 2012 in Idaho Idaho’s Senate-passed forced ultrasound bill was killed for good Tuesday, when a House committee chairman said he won’t hold a hearing on the bill and anti-abortion activists said they’re withdrawing … 36

• Idaho House approves $200,000 fund to hire outside lawyers

  March 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The Idaho House has backed a new $200,000 fund for the Legislature to hire its own outside lawyers, despite protests that lawmakers already have the attorney general and …

• Idaho lawmakers clash with Occupy Boise again

  March 26, 2012 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers continued their session-long skirmish with Occupy Boise supporters on Monday, with emergency legislation clearing a House committee to allow new state rule-making regarding the site where the protest … 9

• Idaho House backs $200K fund to hire its own lawyers

  March 26, 2012 in Idaho The Idaho House has backed a new $200,000 fund for the Legislature to hire its own outside lawyers, despite protests that lawmakers already have the Attorney General and that the … 12

• Eye on Boise: New legal defense fund, at $200,000, a late addition

  March 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – The Idaho Legislature has created its own $200,000 legal defense fund, to be controlled by House Speaker Lawerence Denney and Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill. The surprise appropriation, … 1

• Lawmakers tighten rules on car plates

  March 24, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – If former Idaho congressman Bill Sali came back to the Legislature next year to pitch his proposal for a special “In God We Trust” license plate to benefit …

• Idaho bill bans specialty plates to benefit new nonprofits

  March 23, 2012 in Idaho If former Idaho Congressman Bill Sali came back to the Legislature next year to pitch his proposal for a special “In God We Trust” license plate to benefit his new … 4

• Idaho tanning ban killed by state senate

  March 23, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – An Idaho Senate committee Thursday killed House-passed legislation that would have banned kids under age 16 from using tanning beds and required those ages 16 and 17 to …

• Tax hike/cut proposal falls short

  March 23, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Freshman North Idaho Sen. Steve Vick’s proposed constitutional amendment to require two-thirds votes not only for any tax increase but also for any fee hike or the reduction …

• 2/3 rule for tax hikes, breaks fails in Idaho House

  March 22, 2012 in Idaho Freshman North Idaho Sen. Steve Vick’s proposed constitutional amendment to require two-thirds votes not only for any tax increase, but also for any fee hike or the removal or reduction … 3

• Idaho dumps restrictions on minors’ tanning-bed use

  March 22, 2012 in Idaho An Idaho Senate committee killed House-passed legislation Thursday to ban kids under age 16 from using tanning beds because of the melanoma risk - Idaho’s rate is particularly high - … 6

• Ethics claims against Idaho’s Sen. Pearce dismissed

  March 22, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A bipartisan Idaho Senate Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to dismiss an ethics complaint against Senate Resources Chairman Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth. Pearce was accused of violating conflict …

• Idaho’s forced ultrasound bill may be dead

  March 22, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – In a tumultuous day at Idaho’s state Capitol on Wednesday, anti-abortion activists staged a live ultrasound demonstration in a Capitol hearing room, sign-waving protesters gathered outside, and a … 13

• Idaho Senate panel dismisses ethics complaint

  March 21, 2012 in Idaho A bipartisan Idaho Senate Ethics Committee has voted unanimously to dismiss an ethics complaint against Senate Resources Chairman Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth. 14

• Idaho House OKs texting ban

  March 21, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – After years of debate, the Idaho House has passed a ban on texting while driving, voting 53-17 in favor of legislation proposed by Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d’Alene. …

• Idaho lawmaker chided for doubting claims of rape

  March 20, 2012 in News BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican Idaho lawmaker’s suggestion on the Senate floor that a doctor should ask a woman who says she was raped if the pregnancy could have … 16

• Idaho House votes to ban texting while driving

  March 20, 2012 in Idaho After years of debate, the Idaho House has passed a ban on texting while driving, voting 53-17 in favor of legislation proposed by Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d’Alene. 13

• Senate panel weighing Pearce ethics charges

  March 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – The Idaho Senate convened its Ethics Committee on Monday for the first time in seven years, to review a conflict-of-interest complaint against Senate Resources Chairman Monty Pearce, R-New …

• Idaho pre-abortion ultrasound bill gets Senate OK

  March 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Five of six North Idaho senators opposed requiring Idaho women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, but the proposal passed the Senate 23-12 on Monday after … 24

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