Senate supports streamlining oil/gas permit process

After a two-hour debate – nearly an hour of which consisted of Sen. Jeff Siddoway’s opening debate – the Idaho Senate has voted 31-4 in favor of SB 1339, a controversial proposal to streamline the process for issuing permits for oil and gas wells. The bill drew close to 100 people to an earlier hearing, most of them opposed./ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here .