Allred, GOP Battle Over ‘06 Tax Relief

Gov. Butch Otter and top Republicans in the Idaho Legislature are accusing Keith Allred, the Democratic candidate for governor, of taking too much credit for a 2006 plan that reduced property tax bills for homeowners.  Allred’s campaign is calling it an odd attack, and some Republicans in the Idaho Senate say Allred did play a part in getting the plan passed. “He was involved on a very minimal basis,” House Speaker Lawerence Denney , R-Midvale, said in a news release. “There is absolutely no way he can carry the banner on this one and take credit.” In 2006, state lawmakers approved a plan that increased the homeowner’s exemption on property tax bills from $50,000 to $75,000/ Brad Iverson-Long , Idaho Reporter. More here .

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Question: What do you make of this latest dust-up? How much credit should Democrat Keith Allred take in this important change that reduced property taxes?