Tag Archives: Grant Burgoyne
Legislature passes public schools budget
The Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that appropriates $1.5 billion to the state’s public schools. The bill cleared the House on a 54-15 vote, having cleared the Senate 31-4 the day before. The measure now heads … Continue reading
Legislature passes public schools budget
The Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that appropriates $1.5 billion to the state’s public schools. The bill cleared the House on a 54-15 vote, having cleared the Senate 31-4 the day before. The measure now heads … Continue reading
House kills measure to make tax hikes more difficult
While it may already be tough to get a tax hike through the Idaho Capitol, lawmakers tried Thursday to make it even more difficult to do so. The measure, which would have proposed a constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature get … Continue reading
House clears bill to force sale of state-owned commercial storage facility
On Monday, the Idaho House approved a bill to force the state to sell a commercial storage facility it purchased in 2010 and would prevent Idaho from buying other businesses. The measure, House Bill 495, cleared the House on a … Continue reading
House panel approves bill to stop state from buying businesses
The House Resources and Conservation Committee approved a measure Wednesday to prevent the state endowment fund from purchasing and running businesses. The legislation passed on a 15-1 vote. Only committee chair Bert Stevenson, R-Rupert, voted against the bill. The legislation … Continue reading
In 2012, lawmakers will again try to prevent state from buying commercial businesses
Two state lawmakers are still hoping they can put the Idaho Land Board out of business for good. Reps. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, and John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, says they will again pitch a bill next year to prevent the Land … Continue reading
Legislators boast of fiscal restraint, education reform in 2011
Legislature 2011: On this side of the aisle are those who point to education reform and balancing the budget as no small measures of success for the session. On the other side of the aisle is the sentiment that this … Continue reading
House kills bill to allow ads on school buses
A bill to allow school districts to place advertisements on school buses has died in the Idaho House. The measure was altered by House members a few weeks ago to quell safety concerns held by some lawmakers, but it seems … Continue reading
Legislature signs off on new closed-primary plan
Idaho voters going to the polls in early 2012 could face some changes in the way they choose candidates in party elections. Members of the Idaho House and Senate have approved a measure that would essentially close future primary elections. … Continue reading
House clears two bills that could stymie referendum efforts
Opponents of three bills passed this year by lawmakers as part of Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s education reform package may have a little more difficulty in blocking implementation of the legislation due to some new bills passed by … Continue reading