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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 …

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  Otter budget doesn’t restore steep cuts

  January 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s budget proposal for next year wouldn’t restore any of the steep cuts the state has made in the past three years of economic downturn, …

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  Idaho gov. calls for $45 million in tax cuts

  January 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE - With Idaho’s state budget flush for the first time in years, a cautious Gov. Butch Otter is calling for $45 million in tax cuts next year, a $5 … 21

• 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

• Idaho legislators hope for less pain in ’12

  December 2, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s headed for a different kind of legislative session in January, one marked less by painful budget cuts and more by political and philosophical battles, key lawmakers said … 2

• 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

• Otter says he’ll continue low-balling state budget

  August 28, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is promising more of the same from his administration: tight budgeting that may underestimate state revenues, forcing budget cuts that later prove unnecessary, to … 1

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  Idaho gets big boost in revenue

  July 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The final numbers are in, and after anguishing over deep budget cuts, Idaho ended the fiscal year well ahead of projections for state tax revenues, with an $85.3 …

• Idaho revenues up, Otter loses bet to Andrus

  July 12, 2011 in Idaho The final numbers are in, and after anguishing over deep budget cuts, Idaho ended the fiscal year well ahead of projections for state tax revenues, with an $85.3 million year-end … 8

• 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 …

• Schools struggle to use student data system

  June 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 NAMPA, Idaho – Idaho’s new multimillion-dollar student data system is causing giant headaches at school districts around the state, and local school officials say it isn’t working. State Superintendent of … 2

• Idaho schools could get some relief amid budget cuts

  June 22, 2011 in Idaho Idaho schools could get about $50 million in a one-time payout in July, no strings attached, if state tax revenues meet projections in the final month of the state’s fiscal … 7

• Voters approving property tax hikes to help schools

  May 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idahoans are voting to raise their own property taxes in the wake of a third straight year of cuts in school funding approved by state lawmakers. In elections …

• Idaho voters raise taxes for schools after lawmakers wouldn’t

  May 20, 2011 in Idaho Idahoans around the state are voting to raise their own property taxes in the wake of a third straight year of cuts in school funding approved by state lawmakers. 15

• Eye on Boise: Luna aide says reform plan isn’t bringing new staffers

  May 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Although rumors are rife that the Idaho State Department of Education has added highly paid staffers to implement the new Students Come First school reform plan, Luci Willits, …

• Higher revenue return good news for schools

  May 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Strong tax revenues in April could mean Idaho’s public schools will get up to a $55 million one-time boost at the end of this fiscal year on July …

• Idaho schools could get back part of budget cuts

  May 9, 2011 in Idaho Strong tax revenues in April, the biggest month of the year, could mean Idaho’s public schools will get up to a $55 million one-time boost at the end of this … 4

• Idaho prison funding bill escapes budget ax

  March 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s state prison system would escape the cuts other state agencies are facing next year; instead, under a budget crafted by legislative budget writers Monday, it’d see a …

• Higher ed budget in Idaho is lowest since 2000

  March 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s colleges and universities will have to rely more on student tuition and fees under a budget lawmakers set Friday. “I know that universities have borne a heavier …

• Idahoans decry proposed cuts to services for disabled

  January 29, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Close to a thousand people flocked to the Idaho Capitol on Friday to plead with lawmakers not to cut services to disabled Idahoans. “I’ve been in two group … 2

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  Lawmakers skeptical of Idaho education plan

  January 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Key Idaho lawmakers raised serious questions Tuesday about state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna’s sweeping education reform plan. Luna’s plan relies on increasing class sizes and employing fewer …

• Idaho troopers doing duties with 1977 staffing level

  January 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – There are the same number of Idaho State Police troopers patrolling the state’s roads now as there were in 1977, Idaho lawmakers learned last week, even though the … 3

• Lawmakers begin tough sessions

  January 11, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter worked some budget magic to trim the state’s shortfall for the coming year down to manageable size and avoid calling for any tax increases. …

• Budget crunch dominates talk among Idaho lawmakers

  January 9, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – There’s a desperate edge to the talk in Boise as Idaho’s legislative session approaches. “It’s not going to be a fun place to be in the Capitol this … 1

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  Idaho roads need $543 million more

  November 24, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho needs to spend $543 million more a year on its roads, Gov. Butch Otter’s transportation task force decided Tuesday, and the top ways it should raise the … 2

• Eye on Boise: PERSI director assures Idaho funds not in trouble

  November 21, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – Idaho’s public employee retirement system has been deluged by calls, e-mail and visits from worried state and local government retirees who are concerned that it’s going to be …

• Director outlines Idaho’s gloomy Medicaid outlook

  November 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s Medicaid program is facing such a big potential shortfall next year that officials are considering using volunteers to help those who now rely on its services. State … 6

• Idaho: Volunteers could help sick, poor

  November 16, 2010 in Idaho Idaho’s Medicaid program is facing such a big potential shortfall next year that officials are suggesting turning to volunteers to help out the disabled and others who now rely on … 4

• Idaho panel predicts shortfall as budget lacks stimulus, reserves

  November 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – State lawmakers got a grim glimpse of the decision-making that awaits them when they convene in January, as the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee gathered Monday to go …

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