Here’s Gov. Butch Otter’s reaction to state Controller Donna Jones’ press release today urging against a tax increase for roads, and instead calling for spending the state’s surplus on road needs: “We appreciate the state controller’s suggestion, because we know she recognizes, as we do,…
Idaho State Controller Donna Jones announced today that the state has a $247 million budget surplus – and she thinks that money should be spent to fix roads, rather than Gov. Butch Otter’s idea of a $200 million a year tax increase. “As a former…
A new law designed to cover more uninsured Idahoans by letting more college students and young adults stay on their parents' health plans has run into a glitch that's rendering it inapplicable to most large health plans. "It's a snafu on my part and on…
Some interesting reactions to the filing of the lawsuit by 72 Idaho Republicans who want the state’s GOP primary closed to all but registered Republicans:From Keith Allred, Harvard professor and head of The Common Interest, a citizens group: “There’s obviously a schism within the party…
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