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Eye On Boise archive for Feb. 16, 2006

THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2006

Anti-tribal gaming bill killed in committee, 13-4

After two and a half hours of testimony, the House State Affairs Committee today killed a proposal from top GOP leaders in the House and Senate to mount a taxpayer-funded challenge of the voter-approved Indian gaming initiative.Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Robert Bakes warned that…

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That must be a fine and pleasant district

Former state Rep. Gary Ingram, R-Post Falls, had this response to current Rep. Jim Clark’s legacy of “fine pleasures” legislation: “Did it all begin when I carried the liquor by the drink on Sunday legislation back in the ‘70s? No one thought it could be…

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