A resolution calling on the state DEQ and Office of Energy Resources to put together a report to the governor and a legislative committee on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, focusing on renewable energy opportunities for the state, was shot down in the Senate…
Gov. Butch Otter today sent a letter to the Legislature, addressed to Senate President Pro-tem Bob Geddes, saying, “I am writing today to formally notify you of my intention to withdraw the proposed registration fee and rental car tax legislation that was presented to a…
For the last two days in JFAC, there have been long waits before anyone made a motion, as backers of competing budget plans for public schools and higher education vied for strategic advantage by hoping someone else’s motion would be made first – because the…
In a very rarely seen move, JFAC this morning reconsidered the action it took yesterday on the teachers portion of the public schools budget, and passed an entirely new plan. This time, it was unanimous. The new plan includes a 2.5 percent base salary increase…