Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on Rep. Heather Scott being stripped of all her committee assignments today, and her defiant response, in which she said, “I call it like I see it.” She also set up a Facebook page, “We Stand…
After an hour and 10 minutes of public testimony, the Legislature’s joint CEC Committee has wrapped up today’s meeting on state employee pay; it’ll meet again tomorrow afternoon, and then again on Tuesday at 4 p.m. to make its recommendations. John Tippets, director of the…
In more testimony to the Legislature’s joint CEC Committee today: Megan Ronk, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce, spoke in favor Gov. Butch Otter’s recommendation for 3 percent merit-based raises for state employees, and thanked lawmakers for the flexibility they’ve given state agency heads…
The Legislature’s joint CEC Committee – that stands for Change in Employee Compensation – is meeting today and is taking public testimony. First up to testify was Rob Pangaro, a faculty member from Boise State University with multiple degrees who is working on his Ph.D,…
Rep. Marc Gibbs, R-Grace, co-chairman of the joint Economic Outlook & Revenue Assessment Committee, said the committee’s recommendation will go to JFAC, which will make the final decisions on budgeting for next year. “The numbers are so close that it really doesn’t make any difference...
Sen. Cliff Bayer, R-Boise, made the first motion at today’s joint Economic Outlook & Revenue Assessment meeting, proposing that the panel adopt Gov. Butch Otter’s forecast. That’s actually lower than the committee members’ own estimates. “In historical terms, we’ve had some colorful and large deliberations…
The Legislature’s joint Economic Outlook & Revenue Projection Committee is meeting this afternoon to make its decision on a revenue forecast, for purposes of the state budget for next year. Gov. Butch Otter’s forecast came in at 5.4 percent general fund revenue growth for the…
Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who was stripped of all her House committee assignments this morning, has posted this statement on Facebook: “GOOD TRY MEDIA & ESTABLISHMENT TO PIT CONSERVATIVES AGAINST CONSERVATIVES TO TRY TO HIDE THE GROWING FREEDOM FOR IDAHO LIBERTY AGENDA: The people of…
At the first portion of this afternoon’s House Energy, Environment & Technology Committee meeting, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who had been on that panel before she was stripped of all her committee assignments this morning, was sitting in the audience, agency rule book open on…
House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, said after the House adjourned today, “I have no comment in regard to the action,” in which he stripped Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, of all her House committee assignments. “This is an internal matter and I consider it closed.” Bedke...
As the House convened today, it moved to the 13th order, and the clerk read the list of committee assignments, listing all members of three committees – Commerce, Environment and State Affairs. Missing from all three was the name of Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard. “Without…
The House has just begun its floor session, about 15 minutes late; Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and all members of the House GOP leadership were gone until just now, when Scott hurriedly returned to the floor, along with Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg. Scott had been…