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Eye On Boise archive for Aug. 18, 2009

TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 2009

New school bond fees draw fire

For nearly a decade, Idaho has offered to guarantee bonds issued by its local school districts to win them a better interest rate, save local property taxpayers a few dollars and make the bonds easier to pass. Now, the state Endowment Board has decided to…

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Wayne Hoffman (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)

Govt transparency site launched in Idaho 

A nonprofit group on Tuesday launched a new “government transparency” Web site designed to give anyone who’s interested details about state and local government spending in Idaho, from a mayor’s salary to an agency’s computer purchases. “Transparency is a non-partisan issue - it’s not Republican,…

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Bruce Sweeney dies of bone cancer at 77 

Longtime state lawmaker Bruce Sweeney died today at age 77, after battling bone cancer, the Lewiston Tribune reports. Sweeney, a moderate Democrat from Lewiston whose legislative service spanned two decades, most recently served on the Idaho Transportation Board. You can read more here at spokesman.com.

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