Senate passes transportation bill on 19-16 vote
Tue., March 28, 2017
The Senate has voted 19-16 in favor of SB 1206, the transportation funding bill, sending it to the House side.
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Senate debate: ‘Interest rates are low now,’ ‘What about those injured, killed,’ ‘Ongoing debt for all Idahoans’
Tue., March 28, 2017
More from the Senate debate on SB 1206, the transportation funding bill: Sen. Mark Harris, R-Soda Springs, said, “This bill has been a concern for me, it’s given me quite a bit of heartburn, especially the $300 million. As I’ve weighed this bill in my...
Senate debate: ‘Cut the fat,’ ‘Not a single tax increase,’ ‘This is the sausage’
Tue., March 28, 2017
Brackett opens debate on SB 1206, transportation funding bill
Tue., March 28, 2017
Legislative Limerick No. 7: What will he do, and when?
Tue., March 28, 2017
Idaho lawmakers pass grocery tax repeal, send bill to Otter; full story
Mon., March 27, 2017
Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on today’s passage of legislation to repeal Idaho’s 6 percent sales tax on groceries – legislation that now goes to Gov. Butch Otter, who has hinted at a possible veto...
Idaho lawmakers back repeal of sales tax on groceries, send bill to Gov. Otter
Mon., March 27, 2017
Idaho would repeal its 6 percent sales tax on groceries on June 1, 2018, if Gov. Butch Otter doesn’t veto the bill – but he’s hinted he might well. The grocery tax repeal passed the House Monday on a 51-19 vote, after everyone who spoke at a hearing that day supported the move.
Full Senate won’t take up transportation bill ‘til morning
Mon., March 27, 2017
House passes grocery tax repeal on 51-19 vote
Mon., March 27, 2017
The House has voted 51-19 in favor of HB 67a, the bill to remove Idaho’s 6 percent sales tax on groceries. Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, spoke out in favor of the bill. “I think it’s immoral. I think it’s wrong to tax people on their...
Senate Judiciary introduces new transportation funding bill
Mon., March 27, 2017
Finally, the Senate Judiciary Committee got the new transportation bill from Sen. Bert Brackett, Rogerson. He went over the provisions of the bill, and as soon as he’d finished, Sen. Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, moved to introduce the bill. Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, seconded the...
Senate Judiciary still awaiting new transportation bill…
Mon., March 27, 2017
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee, which had been scheduled to meet at 2:15 to introduce a new transportation bill, had a holdup as it waited for the new bill to be printed; it’s still waiting. The new bill, from Senate Transportation Chairman Bert Brackett,...
House Rev & Tax votes unanimously in favor of grocery tax repeal
Mon., March 27, 2017
The House Revenue & Taxation Committee has voted unanimously, 16-0, in favor of concurring in the Senate amendments to HB 67a, to repeal the state's 6 percent sales tax on groceries.
Testimony: ‘Would save my family and myself quite a bit of money’
Mon., March 27, 2017
In more testimony on the grocery tax repeal bill, all in favor of it: Eileen Stachowski of the Idaho Farmers Market Association said her members support the bill, and it would help those who sell food as well as those who buy it. Tammy Nichols...
Testimony: ‘This is going to help consumers, small businesses’
Mon., March 27, 2017
Bayer: ‘It allows people to have the money up-front’
Mon., March 27, 2017
Big crowd for this afternoon’s hearing on grocery tax repeal bill
Mon., March 27, 2017