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• Tax-protesting Idaho state rep files for bankruptcy

  May 30, 2012 in Idaho Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart, who lost his bid for a fifth term in the GOP primary two weeks ago, has filed for bankruptcy. 3

• Primary voters oust Hart

  May 17, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart’s legislative career appears done. Hart was defeated in a four-way Republican primary Tuesday, according to unofficial results, edged out by Ed Morse, … 1

• Idaho voters spurn tax-protesting lawmaker

  May 16, 2012 in Idaho Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart’s legislative career will end this year, Idaho voters decided on Tuesday. 5

• Idaho primary emotions eclipse low turnout

  May 16, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho’s inaugural closed primary election Tuesday turned into a nasty internal squabble for the state’s dominant Republican Party, as GOP leaders, factions and interest groups turned on each other in …

• North Idaho candidates file campaign finance paperwork

  May 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – In the hard-fought GOP primary races in North Idaho’s Legislative District 2, campaign finance reports show that challengers have outraised two of the three incumbents, including tax-protesting Rep. …

• Call it the ‘I’m not Phil Hart’ pledge

  May 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 Has Mike Jorgenson lost his mind? Or will he simply prove that the residents of his Hayden Lake legislative district have not lost theirs?

• Idaho Senate hopeful touts ethics pledge

  May 2, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 Politics are heating up in North Idaho. Former state Sen. Mike Jorgenson, who’s running for the Senate seat he lost two years ago to an ally of tax-protesting Rep. Phil …

• Idaho candidate pushes tax-paying pledge

  May 1, 2012 in Idaho Former Idaho Sen. Mike Jorgenson, who’s running again for the Senate seat he lost two years ago to an ally of tax-protesting Rep. Phil Hart, has signed and sent to … 4

• Hart used campaign funds for lawyer

  May 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart paid $1,000 in campaign funds in 2011 to Coeur d’Alene attorney Starr Kelso, who is representing him in his ongoing fight against paying … 2

• Hart paid lawyer with campaign funds

  April 30, 2012 in Idaho Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart paid $1,000 in campaign funds in 2011 to Coeur d’Alene attorney Starr Kelso, who’s representing him in his ongoing fight against back state income taxes; … 10

• Three Idaho Republicans challenging Hart in race

  April 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Tax-protesting state Rep. Phil Hart may be the most controversial lawmaker in North Idaho, and his re-election bid for a fifth term in the state House has drawn a bevy … 2

• Hart’s tax appeal rejects unanimously by Idaho high court

  April 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – A unanimous Idaho Supreme Court has rejected state Rep. Phil Hart’s state income tax appeal, ruling that the lawmaker has “no greater privilege than his constituents.” Hart had …

• Idaho Supreme Court rejects Hart tax appeal

  April 26, 2012 in Idaho A unanimous Idaho Supreme Court has rejected state Rep. Phil Hart’s appeal of an order to pay more than $53,000 in back state income taxes, penalties and interest on grounds … 11

• No tax immunity for Idaho Rep. Phil Hart, judge says

  April 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 Legal options are running out for anti-tax Idaho Rep. Phil Hart in his effort to keep the government from seizing his log home in Athol. A federal judge on Tuesday …

• Federal judge rules Hart has no legislative shield from tax actions

    April 3, 2012 in Idaho Legal options are running out for anti-tax Idaho lawmaker Phil Hart in his effort to keep the government from seizing his log home in Athol. A federal judge on Tuesday … 9

• Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in Rep. Hart’s anti-tax appeal

  April 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 State Rep. Phil Hart’s anti-tax battle hit the big time Monday, at least in Idaho. The visiting Idaho Supreme Court considered oral arguments in Hart’s continuing fight against income taxes, …

• Hart’s anti-tax battle goes to Supreme Court

  April 2, 2012 in News, Idaho Phil Hart’s anti-tax battle hit the big time Monday, at least in Idaho. The visiting Idaho Supreme Court considered oral arguments in Hart’s continuing fight against income taxes and the … 9

• Eye on Boise: New legal defense fund, at $200,000, a late addition

  March 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – The Idaho Legislature has created its own $200,000 legal defense fund, to be controlled by House Speaker Lawerence Denney and Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill. The surprise appropriation, … 1

• Feds challenge Sen. Hart’s immunity claim

  March 9, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The U.S. Justice Department wants a federal judge to toss out Idaho Rep. Phil Hart’s arguments that his status as a state legislator should bar IRS claims against …

• Feds tell court Rep. Hart not immune from taxes

  March 8, 2012 in Idaho The U.S. Justice Department wants a federal judge to toss out Idaho Rep. Phil Hart’s arguments that his status as a state legislator should bar IRS claims against him for … 17

• Bill calls for allowing gold, silver coins to be used as currency

  February 22, 2012 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – An Idaho House committee voted Tuesday to introduce legislation from Rep. Phil Hart to let Idahoans use gold and silver coins at face value as “legal tender” and … 1

• Eye on Boise: Deadline’s too tight to get health insurance exchange set up, Otter says

  January 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter told the Idaho Press Club last week that he’s all but given up on establishing a state-run health insurance exchange, unless the federal government … 1

• Hart lawyer says state law trumps feds’ lawsuit

  January 8, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart has cited his status as a state legislator numerous times in seeking delays in his court fights over paying state and federal … 1

• Idaho businessmen to challenge GOP allies

  January 5, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart has drawn an opponent in the upcoming May GOP primary, as has his ally in their North Idaho legislative district, Rep. Vito Barbieri. Longtime …

• Businessmen to challenge Idaho Reps. Hart, Barbieri

  January 4, 2012 in Idaho Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart has drawn an opponent in the upcoming May GOP primary, as has his ally in his North Idaho legislative district, Rep. Vito Barbieri. Longtime … 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

• 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

• Feds sue Rep. Hart, seek to foreclose on log home

  October 28, 2011 in Idaho 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 log home, … 16

• Attorneys tackle Hart tax appeal

  September 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho Rep. Phil Hart seems to be arguing that different rules apply to him because he’s a state legislator, attorneys for the Idaho State Tax Commission said in … 2

• State: Hart seeks special treatment as legislator

  September 23, 2011 in Idaho Attorneys for the Idaho State Tax Commission have filed their response to Rep. Phil Hart’s state income tax appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court, writing that Hart seems to be … 4

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