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In January the black poet Nikki Giovanni came to Boise.
She was asked what Martin Luther King Jr. would do in 2008. Would he march on Washington? Protest the war in Iraq?
Would he vote for Obama?
“How the hell would I know?” Giovanni quipped...
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Labrador on Ted Kennedy. Obama at Pizza Hut. Durst on speeding tix. Pence on political passions. Your generation runs Capitol Hill.
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Attempts to change Idaho's primary voting system passed Senate State Affairs Tuesday after some terse conversation between the committee Republicans and Rod Beck, a former legislator that is pushing to close the primaries.
Tuesday saw lots of discussions in the hallways and closed offices, caucuses and who knows where else. But the end game is still not clear. The Senate voted this morning to overturn an Otter veto on drug treatment funding.
Also, Gillette arrested, Legislative party life and Craig in Lewiston in today's Newsrack...
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After a mess of testimony against repeal of the personal property tax, a Senate committee voted to pass the bill...
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Confusion reigns over changes to state retiree medical bennies with a defenders of the bill going on the offensive over the weekend. The bill has yet to pass the House.
But it is still road funding that is holding the session up. Meetings this morning are aimed at breaking the impasse. That, coupled with an interesting primary season now underway, has speculators speculating that this is the last week for the folks in Boise.
PaleoMedia's Hoffman is now a Mad Voter, Pro-Life (the dude, not the position) gets more press and loose ends in today's Newsrack...< p/>
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In a bold, session ending type of move, the Senate adjourned until Monday hoping to get the House moving on transportation funding bills. House transportation leaders won't give up the tax hike bills unless they get full passage of an audit. Grrr.
A film incentive bill passes a Senate committee, heads to full vote for final passage. Otter tells Boise State Radio about his Democrat dad. And today was supposed to be the last day of the session... in today's Newsrack.
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A few lawmakers joined a noontime rally outside the Annex Wednesday to oppose the war in Iraq. Most walked by unperturbed.
Changes to state retiree benefits are headed to Otter's desk, another move toward ending the 2008 session. But the roads fight is no closer to resolution with even more new bills promised, including a set from the House Democrats expected today.
Rammell, Google and Areva on today's Newsrack...
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Posted on the wall of the Annex Press Pit: If media people don't wish to say the Pledge of Allegiance they should come into the House chambers after it is completed.
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Every day at Idaho's temporary statehouse, broadcast over loud speakers, you can hear prayer. Sometimes it's the House chaplain recalling the travails of Daniel or perhaps dipping into a New Testament reflection. Or maybe it's the Senate's pastor asking for divine guidance in matters of state.
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A grocery tax compromise brokered by House leaders is breaking through, but transportation bills are stuck, with even more "new ideas" in the works at this late date. Meanwhile, the House Rev & Tax folks are going to look at just a handful more exemptions after *shocking* news that cutting both grocery and personal property taxes could hurt the budget a few years down the road.
Two reviews of legislation that affects cities and counties today, Pro-Life is also a position, Ron Paul's ballot position and a Taser death in today's Newsrack...
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Glee at the debate over Election Day liquor sales pervaded the Capitol Press Corps Monday. It’s a wonder elections even...
