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Idaho panel predicts shortfall as budget lacks stimulus, reserves
BOISE – State lawmakers got a grim glimpse of the decision-making that awaits them when they convene in January, as the Idaho Legislature’s joint budget committee gathered Monday to go over figures suggesting it could face a shortfall in the hundreds of millions. It’s not that state tax revenues are falling farther behind – in fact, they’re running ahead of projections. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee learned Monday that October’s state tax revenues came in $8.8 million ahead of projections, for a year-to-date surplus of $22.8 million.
Otter on election results: Forget the sour grapes and chest-thumping
Otter on election results: Forget the sour grapes and chest-thumping
Cindy: I Coulda Been Guvnah
Cindy: I Coulda Been Guvnah
Keith Allred: Beaten But Buoyed
Keith Allred: Beaten But Buoyed
Butch Tickles Ivory
Butch Tickles Ivory
GOP gains mean more of the same at Idaho Statehouse
BOISE – While much of the nation endorsed a sharp change in political direction Tuesday, Idaho went its own way – the same way it’s headed for the past four years, only more so. “Here in Idaho, it’s a different story – it’s about staying the course,” said Idaho Republican Party Chairman Norm Semanko. “It’s about fiscal responsibility, about understanding that government needs to be small.”
Celebrating Idaho Elephants
Celebrating Idaho Elephants
Stapilus: Where Have Idaho D’s Gone?
Stapilus: Where Have Idaho D’s Gone?
Otter Celebrates With Mom
Otter Celebrates With Mom
GOP incumbents finding easy wins in Idaho
A tumultuous election in Idaho led to high turnout and strong feelings, but the most-Republican-voting state in the nation was left little changed. Idaho Gov. Butch Otter rallied to win a second four-year term, despite widespread concern about his decision to cut school funding and the failure of the major initiative of his first term, a big investment in the state’s roads.
SR Endorses Allred For Idaho Governor
SR Endorses Allred For Idaho Governor
National group fuels ads targeting Allred
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter likes to say he doesn’t go negative – all his TV campaign ads are positive and are about him, not his opponent. But there have been plenty of negative ads targeting Otter’s Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, thanks to a $400,000 infusion this month from the Republican Governors Association to the Idaho Republican Party.
Brand X: We (Heart) Otter
Brand X: We (Heart) Otter
The glitch that could cost North-Central Idaho farmers $10 million…
The glitch that could cost North-Central Idaho farmers $10 million…
Budget at issue in final governor debate
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter defended his cuts to education and his track record as governor Thursday night, as he met four rivals in the final debate before Tuesday’s election. “The choice had to be made, because there’s only two ways that you can balance the budget: You either cut the government or you increase the tax load for the citizenry,” Otter declared. “We chose the former.”
Otter faces rivals in final debate
Otter faces rivals in final debate
Glitch at Otter’s office leaves farmers lacking aid
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and the state’s congressional delegation have contacted federal authorities to try to get some $10 million in disaster relief money for northern Idaho farmers possibly lost after Otter’s office failed to meet a paperwork deadline.
Glitch may cost Idaho farmers millions
Glitch may cost Idaho farmers millions
Trib: Allred Doing Well In LDS Idaho
Trib: Allred Doing Well In LDS Idaho
Gridlock on wolves alienates key allies
An impasse over wolf management in the Northern Rockies is alienating hunters and ranchers, groups whose support is crucial to the canny predators’ long-term success in the region, experts say. Many are fuming at wolves’ recent return to the Endangered Species List in Idaho and Montana. The action canceled public wolf hunts in both states this fall, even though wolf counts in Idaho and Montana far exceed the minimum federal recovery goals of at least 30 breeding pairs and more than 300 wolves.