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Eye On Boise archive for May 2013

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013


Otter to gun, ammo makers: Come to Idaho 

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter today proclaimed May to be “2nd Amendment Protection Month” and is inviting arms and ammunition manufacturers to consider relocating to the Gem State. “The National Rifle Association ranks Idaho as a gun-friendly state whose laws are among the least restrictive in…

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SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2013


FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013

Raising it, spending it... 

A few more tidbits from the first-quarter campaign finance reports: Yes, Sen. Mike Crapo and Rep. Raul Labrador both actually spent more than they raised in the first quarter of this year (Crapo raised $32,000 and spent $103,000; while Labrador raised $22,120 and spent $37,158).…

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Blackfoot woman receives open government award

Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Blackfoot woman who helped expose secret school district payments won kudos for making government more open. Joyce Bingham, a substitute teacher, was named Thursday as recipient of the 2013 Max Dalton Open…

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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013


WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013



Charges against former lawmaker dropped 

Here's a news item from the Associated Press: COUER D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A misdemeanor battery charged against a former northern Idaho lawmaker has been dismissed. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports (http://bit.ly/1037wqm ) the case against former Republican state Sen. Mike Jorgenson was dismissed late…

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Otter calls Asia trade mission a success 

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has returned from a six-day trade mission to Asia, and reports that he views the mission to South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam as a success. During the trip, the Idaho Department of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan…

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