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• 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

• Ex-state economist says school funding may violate Idaho law

  April 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho’s former longtime chief state economist, Mike Ferguson, released a 20-page report Friday on public school funding that reaches a series of startling conclusions, including that Idaho’s current …

• Report: Idaho school funding veering from constitution

  April 13, 2012 in Idaho Idaho’s former longtime chief state economist, Mike Ferguson, released a 20-page report today on public school funding that reaches a series of startling conclusions, including that Idaho’s current school funding … 10

• 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

• 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 …

• Eye on Boise: Big debates coming in top political races

  September 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 BOISE – It’s debate season, with major debates set in the coming weeks in Idaho’s top political races, giving voters who tune in a chance to see and compare the …

• Idaho budget holes may get $80 million in patches

  August 26, 2010 in City on Page A8 BOISE – The state’s modest economic recovery should help Idaho finish the fiscal year with $80 million more tax revenue than the 2010 Legislature predicted, if a new forecast holds …