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Sali’s new nonprofit would get $22 from every ‘In God We Trust’ plate sold, $12 from each renewal

Former Idaho Congressman Bill Sali addresses the Idaho House Transportation Committee on Wednesday. (Betsy Russell)
Former Idaho Congressman Bill Sali addresses the Idaho House Transportation Committee on Wednesday. (Betsy Russell)

Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on how former Idaho Congressman Bill Sali persuaded an Idaho House committee today to introduce a bill to fund his new nonprofit organization, the "American Heritage Foundation," through a new specialty license plate that would bear the motto "In God We Trust." The foundation, which Sali and his wife Terry formed on Jan. 25, will work to educate the public about "foundational principles and history of the United States," the bill says. He said it'll do things like give away copies of the Constitution.

Under the bill, the additional fees for the plate of $35 initially and then $25 per year for renewals would go to the Idaho foundation, except for $13 from each that would go to the state highway account.
 



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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