Tag Archives: Grant Burgoyne
House clears first education reform bill, second will wait until Wednesday
It took them nearly three-and-half hours to do it, but House Republicans finally pushed through a plan that would drastically alter teacher working conditions and contract negotiations. The legislation, Senate Bill 1108, removes collective bargaining privileges for teachers, phases out … Continue reading
Bill to set sheriff candidacy requirements killed on tie votes
Lori Shewmaker, a mother of two from Boise, is not a large woman, but it’s likely she played a big role in defeating a bill that would have placed restrictions on who can run for county sheriff. Shewmaker, who is … Continue reading
House clears bills limiting union money, agreements
The Idaho House has cleared two bills limiting some wage-related activities by public labor unions in Idaho and they are now on the way to the governor’s desk. Lawmakers voted 55-14 to approve Senate Bill 1006, aimed at Public Labor … Continue reading
Legislators look to halt state’s plan to own businesses
Legislators from both sides of the aisle want to put the state of Idaho out of business. Reps. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, and Cliff Bayer, R-Boise, are working on legislation aimed at preventing the state Department of … Continue reading
Republicans deny House Democrats’ attempt at reviving online sales tax bill
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
Vick wants 80-day limit on legislative session
The Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee agreed to introduce a plan to amend the Idaho Constitution to limit lawmakers to an 80-day legislative session. The plan is backed by Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, who worked under a similar time … Continue reading
House State Affairs Committee balks at forcing sale of governor’s mansion
House State Affairs Committee balks at forcing sale of governor’s mansion Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, was playing the part of a real estate broker Thursday in the Idaho Capitol, but members of the House State Affairs Committee were having none … Continue reading
Burgoyne: state tax commission must be ‘above reproach’
Reps. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, and Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum, plan to tackle the Idaho Tax Commission come January. Burgoyne says he will put up a bill calling for the identities of parties receiving tax settlements, and the amounts of settlements, to … Continue reading