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How ugly it is…

Statehouse reporters Jared Hopkins of the Twin Falls Times-News, left, and John Miller of the Associated Press, right, try on additional ugly ties Monday in the tiny Capitol Annex press room. Statehouse tradition holds that reporters' ugly ties at the end of the session will help prompt lawmakers to wrap it up and leave town. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)

Statehouse reporters have been wearing ugly ties for some time to try to spur the session to end (tradition holds that lawmakers will be so dismayed by the press’ hideous neckwear that they’ll just want to leave town), but it hasn’t worked yet. We’re still trying…

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