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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Ed Board Grill & Roads
The main event Thursday was a minor squirming induced on the State Board of Education, members of which were forced to answer two hours of questioning by the Senate Education Committee. Board members held fast in their blaming of the staff.
Not asked, as far as Paleo can tell: Where has Idaho education come under the Board’s tenure. Just a forest and trees question.
The midwife licensing bill passed a sloppy Health and Welfare Committee meeting followed immediately by a sloppy abortion coercion bill.
And transportation fights have just begun… in today’s Newsrack.
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Crapo, Craig, 21 others urge new Cuba policy
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Larry Craig joined 21 other Senators in urging the State Department to engage with Cuba in the wake of Fidel Castro’s resignation. You can read more about western politicians and their love of Cuba in this week’s High Country News.
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Class sends vid to Legislature
The Senate this morning accepted major amendments to a bill brought by a group of school kids to reign in the absolute power of homeowner’s associations.
The bill will still get a full Senate debate, but the students, who have maxed out their out-of-classroom lobbying time, are reaching out to lawmakers via YouTube.
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Pre-K, Guns & Abortion
House leaders scrambled Wednesday for a response to the governor’s plan to raise highway moneys by jacking fees and taxes, calling the Ways and Means committee to order almost twice. A rapid hearing on early childhood education brought no opposition, though opponents were purportedly watching from the stands and may be waiting for House hearings jump into the fray.
Abortion spin is swirling with a hearing today on coerced abortions and the release of gotcha tapes from a California student anti-abortion group. Not clear if a counter bill on coercion in opposition to abortions will be heard. Paleo-wife wants a bill making it a felony to coerce a pregnant woman to do anything at all.
And a bill banning local jurisdictions from making their own gun laws gained initial approval and is headed to the full Senate. In today’s Newsrack…
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Sudan task force chides senator
In a powerfully worded missive to the Legislature, Idaho Task Force for Divestment from Sudan coordinator John Sullivan takes Senate State Affairs Committee Chairman Curt McKenzie to task for bowing to GOP pressure. Read the letter here… Continue reading
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Senate OKs out-of-state workers on Capitol
You can listen to the minimal Senate debate on out-of-state Capitol construction workers set to a fitting Billie Holiday tune on PaleoMedia.org. Continue reading
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Car Tax, Vouchers & Sage Grouse
Gov. Otter’s people proposed several large tax hikes Tuesday to pay for road work in Idaho. The bills still have to be introduced in one the the privileged committees before they are debated. Meanwhile, Canyon County mayors are riding the bus.
A school voucher plan was introduced to some intense discussion begging editorial cartoonage, SPTD. Luna’s teacher merit pay lite passes Senate committee, sage grouse ESA review begins again… in today’s Newsrack.
And on the docket this morning: gun and lobby reform, repeal of Idaho’s in-state labor first law for the Capitol could be up for debate in the Senate and later, Pre-K gets a once over [see Unda' for details].
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