Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig says he needs more time in his bid to fight off demands by federal election regulators he pay $140,000 in fines and return $217,000 to his campaign that…
Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on today’s Idaho insurance exchange board action, immediately ending a no-bid contract that was awarded to a former board member last week, forbidding issuance of any contract for more than $15,000 without board approval, and commissioning…
Idaho’s health insurance exchange board, after an hour and a half closed-door executive session to discuss personnel matters, returned to open session and voted unanimously this afternoon to commission an independent review of what happened when a no-bid contract was awarded to a board member…
Idaho’s health insurance exchange board has voted to forbid issuance of any contract for more than $15,000 without board approval, filling in blanks in the exchange’s interim procurement policy that set no limit – and allowed board Executive Director Amy Dowd to issue a now-cancelled…
Idaho health insurance exchange board member Kevin Settles lauded former board member Frank Chan for the time, effort and expertise he offered to the board before his resignation last week, as he was awarded a now-canceled, $375,000 no-bid contract. “I thought that he was a…
Former Idaho health insurance exchange board member Frank Chan, who last week was awarded a no-bid, $375,000 IT contract with the exchange and then resigned from the board, has now “exercised his right to cancel the contract,” exchange board Chairman Stephen Weeg announced this morning,…
Two state lawmakers who serve on the Idaho health insurance exchange board are calling for voiding the no-bid contract awarded last week to board member Frank Chan, who then resigned from the board, the AP reports. The contract called for Chan to be paid $180…
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