EOB: Legislature Adjournment Nears

The Senate has adjourned for the day, and Senate Republicans have headed into a closed-door caucus. The Senate will convene at 9 a.m. tomorrow, as will the House. Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, said the Senate will work through the morning and finish its calendar by noon, after which focus will turn to the three remaining big issues that are hampering the close of the legislative session: tax cuts, teacher pay, and state savings. Davis said the Legislature will “hopefully be out of here a few days thereafter.” Amid murmuring, he added, “Think positive, folks”/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here.

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