Tag Archives: Bill Killen

House passes $35 million tax cut

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Dustin Hurst

After lengthy debate on the House floor Thursday, representatives voted 49-20 to pass a $35 million tax cut, a move proponents says will enhance job creation. Critics of the legislation, however, argued the bill irresponsibly cuts revenues when critical government … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Bert Stevenson, Bill Killen, Brian Cronin, Dennis Lake, Jeff Nesset, JoAn Wood, Leon Smith, Mack Shirely, Marv Hagedorn, Mike Moyle | 2 Comments

Otter tech initiative clears House, heads to Senate

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dustin Hurst

One item from Gov. Butch Otter’s State of the State wish list is closer to becoming a reality. Otter’s Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) initiative, a proposal to jump-start tech innovation in the state, cleared the Idaho House on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Bill Killen, Dennis Lake, Lenore Hardy Barrett, Vito Barbieri | 2 Comments

House votes to strip urban renewal of eminent domain power

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dustin Hurst

The Idaho House voted Tuesday to strip urban renewal agencies of eminent domain powers, though the measure making the change is likely doomed as it moves on to the Senate. While the measure passed on a 47-18 vote, it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Bill Killen, Bob Nonini, Lenore Hardy Barrett, urban renewal, Wendy Jaquet | Comments Off

Legislators split on charging news agencies rent for Capitol space

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dustin Hurst

Last week, IdahoReporter.com reported that some of the heavies in the news business – the AP, Idaho Statesman, Twin Falls Times-News, Idaho Press-Tribune, and the Lewiston Morning Tribune, among others – are receiving free office space subsidized by Gem State taxpayers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Betsy Russell, Bill Killen, Capitol Correspondents Association, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Lawerence Denney, Legislative Council, Les Bock, Mike Moyle, Steve Hartgen | 1 Comment

Another version of renewable energy tax credit passes House

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Dustin Hurst

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Right? That might be the motto Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, has lived by during the 2011 legislation. Eskridge has sponsored at least five different versions of a bill that would give … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Bill Killen, George Eskridge, Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Joe Stegner, Ken Andrus, renewable energy | 1 Comment

House approves restriction of union activity on taxpayer dime

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dustin Hurst

Members of the Idaho House of Representatives approved a bill Friday intended to clamp down on union activities in Gem State schools. House Bill 104, approved on a 55-14 margin, would prevent school districts across the state from paying teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Bill Killen, Brian Cronin, Idaho Education Association, Reed DeMourdaunt, Sherri Wood | 1 Comment

Voters could get to decide on four small school districts’ levies

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

The Idaho House will likely vote on a plan that would allow residents of four smaller school districts across the state vote on school levies, rather than allowing them to have levy tax rates set by local school boards. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Taxes & Budget | Tagged Bill Killen, Dennis Lake, Ken Roberts, Lonnie Barber, McCall, public schools, Scott Bedke, Wendy Jaquet | Comments Off

Tribal policing bills fails on House floor by single vote

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Dustin Hurst

It was a long floor session for members of the House of Representatives, with lawmakers talking of biases, prejudices, and racism attached to a bill that would have given tribal deputies the power to enforce state law. The measure failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged Bill Killen, Brent Crane, Cam Wheeler, Coeur D'Alene tribe, Dick Harwood, Janice McGeachin, Ken Roberts, Mack Shirley | 3 Comments

Republicans deny House Democrats’ attempt at reviving online sales tax bill

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Dustin Hurst

It appears most Republican Idaho House members are firmly against moving forward to collecting online sales taxes since they killed a procedural maneuver by Democrats to revive a bill that would do just that. On the House floor Tuesday, Minority … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Killen, Grant Burgoyne, John Rusche, Lawerence Denney, Leon Smith | 1 Comment

Nullification backers pushing forward as AG’s office calls it illegal

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Idaho lawmakers are ready to introduce their plan to wall off the state from federal health care laws, but the Idaho attorney general’s office has come out against efforts to nullify federal law. The legislation would declare the health care … Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines, State Laws & Policies | Tagged Bill Killen, Brian Kane, health care reform, Judy Boyle, Monty Pearce, nullification, Wayne Hoffman | 4 Comments

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