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Special Session Update
On September 1, the Legislature convened for a single day to consider and pass a bill that does three things: designates $330 million of sales tax proceeds to be earmarked for K-12 schools and $80 million for higher education; allocates $500 million for a one-time tax...
March 30, 2022 – Legislative Session Update
Adjournment / Vetoes We were on the floor until midnight Friday when finally every bill had been voted on. I moved to adjourn sine die to end the session, but my motion was defeated on a near party-line vote as the GOP wanted to remain in session to potentially...
March 28, 2022 – End of Session Video Recap
March 18, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
March 11, 2022 – Regular Sales Tax vs. Internet Sales Tax Video
March 11, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
March 9, 2022 – Legislative Session Update
Librarians HB666 just passed the house on Monday. It provides that librarians, teachers and museum workers can face up to a year in jail for providing "material harmful to a minor." It is not clear what this encompasses, but the statutory language would seem to cover...
March 3, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
February 25, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
February 24, 2022 – Legislative Session Update
Voting There are at least three voting restriction bills coming through right now. HB547 makes it a crime to deliver someone else's ballot if they are not in your family / household. I am very concerned about this bill, which was opposed by disability advocates,...
February 18, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
February 11, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
February 4, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
January 28, 2022 – Democratic Debrief Video
January 24, 2022 – Legislative Session Update
Taxes The very first thing the House did was pass HB436, a $600 million income / corporate tax cut, in which most Idahoans will get ~$75 while those in the top 1% will get $13,000. Here's a chart showing the distribution. I've heard from so many of you distressed...