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• Eye on Boise: Otter’s housing stipend to resume

  May 19, 2013 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – Former longtime chief state economist Mike Ferguson analyzed the latest state tax revenue news – which showed revenues surging 13.2 percent over forecasts for April, the biggest tax …

• Eye on Boise: April tax revenue well above forecasters’ expectations

  May 12, 2013 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Because Idaho budgets based on forecasts and estimates of how much tax revenue will come in, there’s always some anticipation about how revenues fare in April, the biggest … 1

• Otter woos gun makers to set up shop in Idaho

  May 7, 2013 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter wants more guns and ammo produced in his state. Otter, a Republican, has sent letters to 79 firearms makers and ammunition producers in 28 … 58

• Otter to gun, ammo makers: Move to Idaho

  May 6, 2013 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has launched a push to attract gun and ammunition manufacturers to relocate to his state, sending pitch letters to 79 of them in 28 states and … 111

• Eye on Boise: Pretty quiet on fundraising front, but Crapo’s war chest deep

  May 5, 2013 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – Idaho’s four-member congressional delegation didn’t do a ton of fundraising during the first quarter of this year, what with it not being an election year and all. But …

• Idaho health exchange board threatened with lawsuit

  April 23, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s new health insurance exchange board gathered for its first meeting Monday, and each of its 19 members had already received a somewhat surprising welcome: an anonymous call … 15

• Eye on Boise: Slow growth seen in timber market

  April 21, 2013 in Idaho on Page B7 BOISE – Idaho’s state Land Board has approved a timber sale plan for 2014 that calls for harvesting 249 million board feet from state endowment lands, the highest logging level … 1

• Otter signs as law limits on teachers

  April 20, 2013 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Five months after Idaho voters resoundingly rejected laws limiting schoolteacher contract rights, Idaho lawmakers resurrected many of them. Gov. Butch Otter signed five controversial bills into law to … 83

• Otter names St. Maries lawyer to bench

  April 17, 2013 in Idaho St. Maries attorney Richard S. Christensen has been named a 1st District judge by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter.

• Otter vetoes SB 1080 amid conflicts over bill’s funding

  April 16, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Changes in Idaho law designed to make sure public corruption and open meeting law violations by county officials are adequately investigated have been vetoed by a governor who …

• Idaho governor signs bill tightening initiative rules

  April 3, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – It soon will be tougher to get an initiative onto the Idaho ballot. Barely five months after Idaho voters took to the ballot box to scrap the Legislature’s … 4

• Otter signs bill making ballot measures tougher in Idaho

  April 2, 2013 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has signed SB 1108 into law, the measure making it tougher to qualify an initiative or referendum measure for the Idaho ballot. 11

• Idaho governor signs bill allowing extra-heavy trucks

  April 2, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has signed legislation allowing extra-heavy trucks on nonfreeway routes statewide but says he wants the Idaho Transportation Department to hold public hearings and take …

• Otter wants hearings before heavy trucks roll

  April 1, 2013 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has signed legislation allowing extra-heavy trucks statewide, but says he wants the Idaho Transportation Department to hold public hearings and take other steps before designating any … 2

• Senate OKs Otter’s health insurance exchange proposal

  March 22, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter won his biggest legislative victory in his seven years in office Thursday, persuading reluctant GOP lawmakers to approve his plan for a state-based health … 6

• Health exchange moves to Idaho Senate

  March 14, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – North Idaho representatives split 7-7 late Wednesday as the Idaho House, after a feisty seven-hour debate, approved Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal for a state-based health insurance exchange on …

• Idaho House backs Otter’s exchange

  March 13, 2013 in Idaho North Idaho representatives split 7-7 late Wednesday, as the Idaho House, after a feisty seven-hour debate, approved Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal for a state-based health insurance exchange on a 41-29 …

• Eye on Boise: Business tax’s end ‘devastating’ to public schools

  February 24, 2013 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – The draft bill released last week by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter to phase out the state’s personal property tax on business equipment would have a “devastating” impact on … 2

• Idaho Senate backs health insurance exchange

  February 22, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – After a six-hour debate, the Idaho Senate voted 23-12 Thursday in favor of Gov. Butch Otter’s state health insurance exchange bill, marking a key victory for the GOP … 1

• Idaho Senate backs state insurance exchange

  February 21, 2013 in Idaho After a marathon six-hour debate, the Idaho Senate voted 23-12 Thursday in favor of Gov. Butch Otter’s state health insurance exchange bill, marking a key victory for the GOP governor … 8

• Panel OKs Idaho health insurance exchange

  February 8, 2013 in Health, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter’s controversial state health insurance exchange legislation won near-unanimous support from a Senate committee Thursday, delivering a key victory for the Republican governor. The only member … 12

• Senate panel backs Otter on insurance exchange

  February 7, 2013 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s controversial state health insurance exchange legislation won near-unanimous support from a Senate committee Thursday after two days of hearings, a key victory for the GOP governor. 12

• Idaho senator compares health exchanges to Holocaust

  January 31, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – As the debate over Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed state health insurance exchange heats up, a North Idaho senator sent out a mass email and posted a message … 28

• Idaho senator compares health exchange to Holocaust

  January 30, 2013 in Idaho As the debate over Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed state health insurance exchange heats up, a North Idaho senator has sent out a mass email and posted a message on … 1

• Eye on Boise: Unallocated money in school budget may stay put

  January 13, 2013 in Idaho on Page B9 BOISE – Idaho lawmakers who’ve been hoping to raid Idaho’s public school budget now that voters have rejected three school-reform laws had a setback last week: Doing so would require … 1

• Idaho unveils transparency site

  January 11, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s governor and state controller unveiled a new state government transparency website Thursday, with extensive data about the state’s finances and workforce that’s automatically updated every night. “We’ve …

• Idaho unveils government transparency site

  January 10, 2013 in Idaho Idaho’s governor and state controller unveiled a new state government transparency website Thursday, with extensive data about the state’s finances and workforce that’s automatically updated every night. 3

• Otter to lawmakers: Start where we agree

  January 7, 2013 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter took an upbeat tone in his sixth State of the State message to lawmakers today, urging them to start where they all agree and get things …

• Otter facing battles within GOP

  January 6, 2013 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter faces a major leadership test when Idaho lawmakers convene their legislative session on Monday: convincing many from his own party that it’s in the … 3

• Eye on Boise: Labrador mum on Boehner vote abstention

  January 6, 2013 in Idaho on Page B10 BOISE – Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador not only abstained from the vote to re-elect John Boehner as speaker of the U.S. House, he collected a vote himself for the post. … 1

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