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• Idaho grocers seek to ease food stamp rush

  January 17, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s grocery stores are putting up $100,000 of their own money and asking state lawmakers to change back to multiday distribution of food stamps each month, saying the …

• Federal judge rejects Idaho anti-union laws

  January 4, 2012 in Business, Idaho BOISE – A federal judge has invalidated two anti-union laws pushed through by Idaho GOP lawmakers last session, saying they violate federal law. 13

• Idaho lawmakers asked to make 2012 session dry

  December 28, 2011 in Idaho An anti-alcohol crusader has asked all 105 Idaho legislators to swear off alcohol during the 2012 legislative session. 7

• Eye on Boise: Hart tax drama extended yet again

  December 18, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE - Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart has asked for and received 30 more days to respond to federal authorities’ move to foreclose on his Athol home. The action … 1

• ITD to hold off a year on trucker texting ban

  December 14, 2011 in Idaho BOISE - The Idaho Transportation Department had been working on legislation to propose in January to ban texting by commercial truck drivers, to comply with a recently enacted federal rule, … 4

• Idaho health plan set for comment

  December 7, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Members of the public will have an opportunity next week to voice their opinions about Idaho’s plan to set up a health insurance exchange, the federally mandated marketplace designed to …

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  Libraries set to adjust to new Internet filtering law

  November 20, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – On the lower level of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 11 computers sit in a circle for use by kids, with Internet filters blocking access to inappropriate material. … 4

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  Feds move to foreclose on Hart’s home

  October 29, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Federal authorities moved Friday to foreclose on the Athol, Idaho, home of tax-protesting state Rep. Phil Hart for years of unpaid federal income taxes, interest and penalties. The … 1

• Idaho welcomes good news for budget

  October 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho lawmakers are facing something they haven’t seen in years: A “manageable” budget. When they convene in January, they’ll likely be able to balance next year’s state budget … 4

• Idaho’s budget outlook brightest in years

  October 25, 2011 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers are facing something they haven’t seen in years: A ‘manageable’ budget. When they convene in January, they’ll likely be able to balance next year’s state budget without further … 4

• Redistricting alters game in some political circles

  October 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho legislators or candidates who don’t like their new districts have just two weeks to move if they want to run elsewhere. That’s just one of the many …

• Sagle legislator stepping aside after redistricting

  October 20, 2011 in Idaho BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With the ink barely dry on Idaho’s redistricting maps, one senator has announced she’s won’t run again following the 2012 session: Joyce Broadsword of Sagle. 7

• 7 new Idaho House districts pit incumbents

  October 14, 2011 in Idaho Seven of the 35 new legislative districts approved unanimously by Idaho’s bipartisan citizen redistricting commission today include more than two current House incumbents but have just two seats. That means …

• ‘Gray areas’ cancel trip for Idaho lawmakers

  September 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho officials responsible for making sure every high school student gets a state-provided computer have canceled a trip to Microsoft offices in Redmond, Wash., after concerns were raised …

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  Panel fails to draw districts by deadline

  September 7, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s bipartisan citizen redistricting commission failed Tuesday to agree on new legislative and congressional districts by its constitutionally set deadline, forcing the issue into the courts. “I think …

• Shawn Vestal: Teachers ignored in education reform

  August 31, 2011 in City on Page A5 If you want to “fix schools,” apparently, there’s one group of people you should ignore. Teachers. 4

• Otter touts state exchange

  August 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho stands to lose big if it doesn’t apply for a $40 million federal grant by Sept. 30 to set up a state-run health insurance exchange, Gov. Butch … 2

• Online education rules get hearings

  August 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s Board of Education has set seven public hearings across the state on a proposal to require high school students to take two online courses to graduate. One …

• Eye on Boise: Redistricting panel applauds public input

  June 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho’s bipartisan citizen redistricting commission has now held 10 public hearings around the state, including four in North Idaho last week, and members say it’s going well – …

• Schools could get cash infusion

  June 25, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 NAMPA, Idaho – Idaho school districts are cautiously preparing to restore several cutbacks after being advised the state likely will distribute about $50 million in one-time payments next month if …

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  Idaho redistricting commission gets to work

  June 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – When Coeur d’Alene contractor and former state lawmaker Dean Haagenson served on Idaho’s redistricting commission a decade ago, he received telephone threats and threats against his business. “I …

• Otter to fight school referendum

  June 2, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter vowed Wednesday to personally campaign against the voter referendum to overturn this year’s school reform legislation, even as the tally of Idahoans signing petitions … 3

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  Lawmakers ease day care rules

  May 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – When Idaho passed landmark legislation two years ago to require state licensing of day care operations that served fewer than 13 kids, the state’s day care wars didn’t … 2

• Editorial: Ideological abortion law has shaky foundations

  April 7, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks based on the nebulous concept of fetal pain, but it isn’t really about that. If it were, … 13

• Megaload law would put heavy load on citizens

  March 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 Dick Harwood says he’s very concerned about commerce in Idaho. Linwood Laughy says he’s very concerned about the same thing. 10

• N. Idaho lawmakers lament loss of flight to Boise

  March 23, 2011 in Business on Page A7 Southwest Airlines won’t be getting happy passenger testimonials from 15 North Idaho legislators. Those 15 senators and representatives’ change in travel arrangements, set in motion by Southwest’s recent elimination of …

• Editorial: Lawsuit- limiting bill exacts too heavy a cost

  March 23, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 If the economy of Idaho is hamstrung by frivolous lawsuits, then lawmakers would be wise to draft legislation to fix the problem across the board. But that isn’t what’s at … 4

• Idaho faces tough task of redrawing district lines

  March 11, 2011 in Idaho on Page A12 BOISE – Just three of Idaho’s 44 counties – Kootenai, Canyon and Ada – accounted for nearly two-thirds of the state’s population growth in the past decade, and that has …

• Shawn Vestal: Children’s rights don’t play in Idaho House

  February 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kids in Idaho could use a right or two. Or maybe just a hand. About half are living in “low-income” homes. A fifth live in homes headed by single mothers, … 1

• Representative says he’s paying price for complaint

  December 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake, who filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, says Hart confronted him over it during the Dec. 2 organizational session of …

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