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House still working on it…

Idaho House members wait their turns in a House chamber hallway to put in their requests for office space and committee assignments. (Betsy Russell)

It’s still hurry-up-and-wait time in the House, where the majority leadership was huddled behind closed doors much of the day trying to figure out committee chairmanships and assignments. Now, chairmanships reportedly have been worked out, but there’s been no announcement, and representatives are lining up in the hallway outside leadership offices to put in their choices for office space and committees. Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, estimates the House is about half an hour away from settling it all.

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