Eye on Boise: Panel backs perk

Idaho senators shot down a bill last week to repeal a 1990 law that allows longtime state legislators to get big lifetime pensions after they are appointed to high-paying state jobs late in their careers. Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, unsuccessfully proposed the legislation in the leadership-heavy Senate State Affairs Committee. But after he asked the panel to introduce his bill, no member said anything. Committee Chairman Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton, said, “It looks like the bill will be held in committee because of lack of a motion”/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .