Idaho Sen. Larry Craig is planning to attend the ceremony next weekend at which he and 11 others are to be inducted into the “Idaho Hall of Fame.” Craig is joined on the fame list by new inductees Gov. Butch Otter, Lt. Gov. Jim Risch,…
Sen. Larry Craig and Idaho Gov. Butch Otter had a “lengthy” phone conversation today, according to Otter’s office, and Otter’s not saying much more than that. Last week, Otter finished interviewing more than two dozen candidates to replace Craig should Craig resign from the Senate,…
The other three members of Idaho’s all-Republican congressional delegation all have issued statements supporting Sen. Larry Craig in his decision to remain in office rather than resign. Here are their statements:Sen. Mike Crapo: “Senator Craig has the right to pursue his legal options as does…
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has just issued this statement:"I am extremely disappointed with the ruling issued today. I am innocent of the charges against me. I continue to work with my legal team to explore my additional legal options."I will continue to serve Idaho in…
Democrat Larry LaRocco, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat now held by GOP Sen. Larry Craig, today called on the 29 Idahoans whom Gov. Butch Otter has identified as wanting an appointment to Craig’s seat to declare their candidacy and start reaching out…
A Minnesota judge has denied Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s bid to withdraw his guilty plea to misdemeanor charges in a restroom sex-solicitation sting.Hennepin County District Judge Charles A. Porter also denied prosecutors’ bid to block arguments from the American Civil Liberties Union in support of…
Just as Gov. Butch Otter has been speaking out this week in favor of nuclear power, comes the announcement that Dr. Helen Caldicott, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and author of “Nuclear Power is Not the Answer,” is coming to speak in Boise. It’s…
With a rapt audience of nearly two dozen lobbyists listening closely, a legislative interim committee made history this week – recommending repeal of four existing tax breaks and re-evaluation of a long list of others. A similar committee spent months studying the same issues four…
Wondering which tax breaks are on the chopping block? The four that the legislative interim committee on tax exemptions voted to recommend repealing are: The Investment Tax Credit ($41 million a year); the sales tax exemption for broadcast equipment and supplies ($2.575 million a year);…
It’s long been known that Idaho’s state employee pay lags far below the private sector for similar jobs, but that the state’s benefits are better. Many state workers could make far more in the private sector, but stay on because of a public service commitment…
The idea that investments from Idaho’s state retirement fund are helping support genocide in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region is so repugnant to many members of the state’s 118,000-member retirement system that they’ve been calling for change. As a result, PERSI is setting up a new…
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