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• Bills invoke states’ rights

  January 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Conservative activists in Idaho and Washington are trying to force the federal government to keep out of issues such as guns, health care and the environment. Through legislation … 11

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  Idaho Republicans seek cuts to services, taxes

  January 10, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Things seemed bad last year, when Idaho made an unprecedented cut in state funding for public schools while slashing budgets for everything from universities to economic development. But …

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  Otter seeks midyear cuts

  January 8, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday declared his support for additional midyear budget cuts that would hit schools along with all other state operations. Otter said he’ll include …

• Otter backs mid-year cuts for Idaho schools

  January 7, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday declared his support for additional mid-year budget cuts that would hit schools along with all other state operations. 2

• Idaho roads budget far short of need

  December 3, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Idaho is now short $211 million a year from what it needs to maintain its roads and bridges in their current, deteriorated condition, a state task force learned …

• No Idaho roads fix this year

  December 2, 2009 in Idaho Idaho is now short $211 million a year from what it should be spending just to maintain its roads and bridges in their current, deterioriated condition, a state task force … 1

• Sweetened partings stir ire

  November 21, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho state agencies have spent more than $125,000 in the past six months to boost the retirement accounts of three departing employees, including one agency director, even though … 1

• Tough cuts ahead, Otter warns

  November 19, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter says it’s time to slash Idaho’s government back to what it was five years ago – because the state’s tax revenue has declined to the …

• Otter solicits ideas

  November 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter appealed to Idahoans on Friday to send him their ideas on how the state can save money, as one Idaho lawmaker called for a tax …

• Renovated Capitol has rules

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 BOISE – Capitol renovations aren’t yet complete, but a dust-up has already erupted over a rule limiting public exhibitions to a single floor – and the spat boils down to …

• Idaho Capitol sparks public space dispute

  November 11, 2009 in Idaho Capitol renovations aren’t yet complete, but a dustup has already erupted over a rule limiting public exhibitions to a single floor — and the spat boils down to who’s in …

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  Too soon to opt out, lawmakers agree

  November 5, 2009 in Idaho on Page A11 BOISE – Idaho would be foolish and premature to try either opting out of federal health care reforms or, following Arizona’s lead, changing its state constitution to try blocking any …

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  Idaho lawmakers, experts oppose dodging health reforms

  November 4, 2009 in Idaho Idaho would be foolish and premature to try either opting out of federal health care reforms or, following Arizona’s lead, changing its state constitution to try blocking any reforms, lawmakers …

• Waterway protection program streamlined

  October 25, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – When Idaho boaters register their boats for the next boating season, they’ll no longer have to purchase a separate invasive species sticker – it’ll all be combined into …

• Otter defends health insurance cut

  October 21, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is defending a move to sharply increase health insurance costs for part-time state employees, even though some will face premiums that exceed their take-home pay. “This is … 1

• Idaho may put off increase in grocery credit

  October 19, 2009 in Idaho Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has opened the door to delaying the next scheduled increase in the state’s grocery tax credit, possibly saving the state from another $15 million-plus in budget …

• Luna says public schools can’t take more cuts

  October 18, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 State Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna says Idaho’s public schools need a 9.2 percent increase in state general funds next year, just to keep even and accommodate more students. In …

• Plan to reduce Idaho scholarships approved

  October 16, 2009 in Idaho The Idaho State Board of Education has approved a plan to cut a scholarship program designed to help high school graduates attend college by $100.

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  Idaho budget picture grim

  October 15, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s state budget news is bleak, lawmakers heard as they gathered Wednesday for the interim meeting of the Legislature’s joint budget committee. One in five Idaho school districts …

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  Idaho faces bleak budget news

  October 14, 2009 in Idaho Idaho’s state budget news is bleak, lawmakers heard as they gathered Wednesday for the interim meeting of the Legislature’s joint budget committee: One in five Idaho school districts has declared …

• Idaho offers smaller Promise Scholarships

  October 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Thousands of Idaho college students who were scheduled to receive $500 “Promise Scholarships” this year will get just $400 instead, under a plan that’s up for final approval …

• Idaho may short students on Promise Scholarship

  October 13, 2009 in Idaho Thousands of Idaho college students who were scheduled to receive $500 “Promise Scholarships” this year will get just $400 instead, under a plan that’s up for final approval Thursday by … 2

• Cancer institute’s study finds unhealthy air in bars

  October 11, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Air quality in smoky Idaho bars is worse than smog, according to a study by a prestigious Buffalo, N.Y., cancer institute. The Roswell Park Cancer Institute, working with …

• Idaho transportation funding shrinking

  October 8, 2009 in Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – The $54 million transportation funding compromise that ended Idaho’s second-longest legislative session this year has now shrunk to about $28 million – far less than Gov. Butch Otter …

• Idaho road funding about half of what was expected

  October 7, 2009 in Idaho BOISE - The $54 million transportation funding compromise that ended Idaho’s second-longest legislative session this year has now shrunk to about $28 million, far less than Gov. Butch Otter said … 2

• Budget tighteners say they spread the lack of wealth

  October 4, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – When Gov. Butch Otter divided state agencies into three groups for varying levels of budget cuts, some wondered why elected officials made the top “critical and constitutionally required …

• Idaho parks, police keep money for now

  September 30, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – That plan to shift gas tax money away from Idaho’s parks department and state police and spend it on roads instead? Forget about it – at least for …

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  Otter announces more budget cuts

  September 26, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Friday announced 4 percent cuts in the state budget, effective immediately, to make up about two-thirds of the state’s $151 million budget shortfall. …

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  Otter orders new Idaho budget cuts

  September 25, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has announced 4 percent cuts in the state budget, effective immediately, to make up about two-thirds of the state’s $151 million budget shortfall in the current year. …

• With budget, Otter faces ‘vicious circle’

  September 20, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – As Gov. Butch Otter ponders whether to make additional cuts in Idaho’s already much-trimmed state budget, he faces a dilemma: Budget cuts could trim state jobs at the …

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