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Dems force full reading of teacher contract bill

The clerk of the Senate reads SB 1108, the bill to trim back teacher contract rights, in full on Thursday after Senate Democrats refused to agree to waive the requirement for reading the 25-page bill. (Betsy Russell)
By Betsy Z. Russell betsyr@spokesman.com(208) 336-2854

When Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, asked the Senate just now for unanimous consent to waive further reading of SB 1108, as is the usual custom, and permit the debate on the bill to begin, Senate Minority Leader Edgar Malepeai, D-Pocatello, objected, so now the bill is being read in full in the Senate.

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