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Ad: Allred Raps Otter On Ed, Taxes
Ad: Allred Raps Otter On Ed, Taxes
Gubernatorial rivals Otter, Allred play up their ranching roots
BOISE – They have castrated thousands of calves. They spend free time riding the range on horseback or hunting with shotguns slung over their shoulders. Cowboy hats, oversized belt buckles and scuffed-up boots are standard attire. Meet the candidates for Idaho governor – two champion horsemen who seem to be running as much for cowboy-in-chief as they are for the state’s top political office.
Idaho pharmacy board bans intoxicating incense
BOISE – The Idaho Board of Pharmacy on Thursday temporarily banned seven chemicals used to make incense that some people smoke to get a marijuana-like high. The temporary ban, which puts the chemicals into the same category as heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs, won’t go into effect unless it is signed by Gov. Butch Otter.
Idaho board bans fake pot pending Otter’s OK
The Idaho Board of Pharmacy today temporarily banned seven chemicals used to make incense that some people smoke to get a marijuana-like high.
NRA Endorses Otter For Governor
NRA Endorses Otter For Governor
Otter, Allred Vie For Cowboy-In-Chief
Otter, Allred Vie For Cowboy-In-Chief
Column: Allred Is Devil’s Spawn?
Column: Allred Is Devil’s Spawn?
43SB: Allred Uses Fox To Tack Right
43SB: Allred Uses Fox To Tack Right
Capitol renovations come in near budget
The final price tag for the Idaho Capitol renovation and expansion will come in at about $120.4 million. That’s just over the original $120 million estimate, but $2.1 million less than the expanded $122.5 million budget.
Campaign ad boasts of Otter’s energy focus
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s latest campaign commercial focuses on alternative energy, touting Idaho’s moves in that direction. But the Otter campaign could not document Otter’s claim in the ad that he’s made the state one of the nation’s leaders in alternative energy research, and national statistics show otherwise.
Discontent in Idaho
Discontent in Idaho
Discontent over funding could impact Idaho schools race
As Idaho voters make clear their displeasure with cuts to public education spending, the men running to lead the state’s schools for the next four years are campaigning in relative obscurity. A poll of 625 people likely to vote in the Nov. 2 election shows that 56 percent think per-pupil spending on K-12 public education is too low. The poll, conducted by The Spokesman-Review and six other daily Idaho newspapers, also shows that 23 percent of voters remain undecided about the race for superintendent of public instruction, possibly because some don’t know who’s running.
Ad criticizes Otter’s school budget cuts
BOISE – With state education cuts high on Idahoans’ minds with the new school year under way, Gov. Butch Otter’s Democratic challenger, Keith Allred, has launched a new TV ad criticizing Otter for the cuts. The ad, which began running Tuesday night across Southern Idaho but hasn’t yet launched in the Panhandle, includes an image of a troubled Otter looking down at a tall stack of papers; that’s a composite image in which the papers and other elements were added.
Keith Allred Unveils New Ad
Keith Allred Unveils New Ad
Many Idaho voters undecided about sales tax breaks
Idahoans favor reform of the state’s tax structure, but the path to change is full of obstructions. In a Spokesman-Review poll done in collaboration with six other daily newspapers in Idaho, 54 percent of respondents said they want tax reform, with 33 percent saying the system is fair and adequate.
Democratic lawmaker: ‘Professionalize’ Idaho’s tax panel
BOISE - Idaho Rep. Wendy Jaquet plans to introduce sweeping legislation to reform Idaho’s state Tax Commission, shifting it from an agency run by four full-time political appointees to one run by a professional director with a part-time commission. “It is high time to professionalize the commission,” said Jaquet, D-Ketchum, noting that it’s been plagued by whistleblower allegations of sweetheart deals for influential taxpayers, plus an ongoing dispute with elected county assessors over property tax rules.
Otter, Minnick Leads Below 50%
Otter, Minnick Leads Below 50%
Expert cites tea party in Idaho poll’s divide
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s 16-point lead over Democrat Keith Allred masks weaknesses that show the race is far from over. Otter leads Allred 45 percent to 29 percent in a statewide poll commissioned by The Spokesman-Review and six other Idaho newspapers. But only 44 percent of those polled said they had a favorable opinion of Otter, and 20 percent remain undecided.
Eye on Boise: Big debates coming in top political races
BOISE – It’s debate season, with major debates set in the coming weeks in Idaho’s top political races, giving voters who tune in a chance to see and compare the candidates. The two major-party candidates for governor, incumbent Gov. Butch Otter and Democrat Keith Allred, have faced off twice in recent weeks at City Club events in Idaho Falls and Boise; the two also are scheduled for two televised debates in late October, though Otter canceled on a planned Oct. 7 debate in Lewiston.
HBO Poll: Butch Choose Poorly
HBO Poll: Butch Choose Poorly