News Radio 1310 KLIX » legislature http://newsradio1310.com News And Talk On The Radio Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Luna Will Bring Back Merit Pay in 2013 Legislature http://newsradio1310.com/luna-will-bring-back-merit-pay-in-2013-legislature/ http://newsradio1310.com/luna-will-bring-back-merit-pay-in-2013-legislature/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:30:50 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=108753 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public schools chief Tom Luna plans to ask the 2013 Idaho Legislature to adopt another pay-for-performance program for teachers, saying he doesn't believe voters' rejection of merit pay last week is any indication they want to return to the old way of compensating educators

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/state-democrats-ok-with-outcome/feed/ 0 State Legislative Race http://newsradio1310.com/state-legislative-race/ http://newsradio1310.com/state-legislative-race/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:47:26 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=107413 !!Unofficial Results!!

State Senator, District 23

REP   Bert Brackett     9,177       68.8%

IND   Bill Chisholm     4,165       31.2%

State Senator, District 24

REP        Lee Heider                     10,003        64

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/state-legislative-race/feed/ 0 flickr.com, Kevin Rank New Oil & Gas Board In the Works http://newsradio1310.com/new-oil-gas-board-in-the-works/ http://newsradio1310.com/new-oil-gas-board-in-the-works/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:14:29 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=105568 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho may set up a new board to oversee its emerging oil and natural gas industry, a bid to put more-knowledgeable people with fewer conflicts of interest in charge.  The Idaho Statesman reports the Department of Lands is drafting the proposal for the 2013 Legislature

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/new-oil-gas-board-in-the-works/feed/ 0 flickr.com Labrador Leads in Campaign Money http://newsradio1310.com/labrador-leads-in-campaign-money/ http://newsradio1310.com/labrador-leads-in-campaign-money/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:29:31 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=102347 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democratic congressional candidate Jimmy Farris raised just $32,000 since August, less than a fifth the campaign receipts of Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador. Farris' fundraising struggles leave the former NFL football player with scant resources just 20 days before the Nov

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/labrador-leads-in-campaign-money/feed/ 0 Fish and Game Support Right to Hunt http://newsradio1310.com/fish-and-game-support-right-to-hunt/ http://newsradio1310.com/fish-and-game-support-right-to-hunt/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:23:36 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=99880 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's Fish and Game commissioners are giving their endorsement to a constitutional amendment establishing the right to hunt, fish and trap in the state. The commission came out in strong support of the November ballot initiative in a letter issued Wednesday

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/fish-and-game-support-right-to-hunt/feed/ 0 Rep. Labrador says He Will Focus on Votes http://newsradio1310.com/rep-labrador-says-he-will-focus-on-votes/ http://newsradio1310.com/rep-labrador-says-he-will-focus-on-votes/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:00:55 +0000 Benito Baeza http://newsradio1310.com/?p=96398 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Rep. Raul Labrador says he'll work to increase his time spent voting in Congress after his Democratic challenger criticized the amount of times he's missed votes in the U

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/rep-labrador-says-he-will-focus-on-votes/feed/ 0 Rep. Raul Labrador, Benito Baeza Idaho Legislature Adjournment May Hit Snag http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-adjournment-may-hit-snag/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-adjournment-may-hit-snag/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:29:14 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=59073 The Idaho Legislature is moving closer to ending the session. However, there is one issue that lawmakers say will keep them there until Friday, and possibly into next week.  It's a disagreement on how surplus money should be spent, and the main point of contention is whether to give taxpayers a break, or to save for a rainy day. 

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-adjournment-may-hit-snag/feed/ 0 Idaho House Marks Bowe Bergdahl's Third Year In Captivity http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-house-marks-bowe-bergdahls-third-year-in-captivity/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-house-marks-bowe-bergdahls-third-year-in-captivity/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:01:06 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=58854 Idaho House lawmakers marked Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's third birthday in captivity of a Taliban-allied group in central Asia. Bergdahl is a U.S. soldier from Hailey, Idaho, taken prisoner in Afghanistan in June 2009 who is now being held by the Haqqani network. The now-26-year-old Bergdahl was born March 28, 1986.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-house-marks-bowe-bergdahls-third-year-in-captivity/feed/ 0 Idaho Legislature On Track To Adjourn Friday http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-on-track-to-adjourn-friday/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-on-track-to-adjourn-friday/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:23:35 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=58766 (AP)  Idaho legislators are now expected to adjourn on Friday. Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder said Tuesday it will likely take until then for budget writers to complete their work. It appears a compromise over a five-year, $35 million teacher pay bill has been struck, after a new measure was introduced in the House Education Committee on Tuesday.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-on-track-to-adjourn-friday/feed/ 0 Idaho "Ultrasound" Bill Dead For The Session http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-ultrasound-bill-dead-for-the-session/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-ultrasound-bill-dead-for-the-session/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:53:39 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=58564 State representatives say they won't pursue Idaho' s controversial ultrasound-abortion bill that has been making national headlines recently.  At least this year.  The bill would require doctors to administer an ultrasound to the fetus of any woman who chooses an abortion in Idaho.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-ultrasound-bill-dead-for-the-session/feed/ 0 Idaho Legislators Grapple Over Extra Money http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislators-grapple-over-extra-money/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislators-grapple-over-extra-money/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:32:29 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=58477 The legislative session is just about to wrap up but lawmakers are grappling with an issue they haven’t dealt with in a few years, a budget surplus and how to disperse surplus state money. Republican Senator Dean Cameron, the Chairman of the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee says at the end of the session the state will have about $77 million dollars that they need to decide what to do with.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislators-grapple-over-extra-money/feed/ 0 Idaho Legislature Could Wrap Up This Week http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-could-wrap-up-this-week/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-could-wrap-up-this-week/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:32:05 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=58161 The Idaho Legislature is entering enters its final push in 2012, but the Senate and House still have big-ticket bills to reconcile before heading home, including legislation on tax cuts and teacher salaries.  Several controversial measures may end up on the cutting room floor in lieu of higher priority legislation.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-could-wrap-up-this-week/feed/ 0 Idaho Legislature Works Toward Adjournment http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-works-toward-adjournment/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-works-toward-adjournment/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:23:05 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=57577 With "sine die," the end of the Idaho legislative session possibly coming as quickly as early next week, there is a flurry of activity at the Statehouse as numerous bills are making their way to the governor's desk or the dustbin.  Boise Rep. Julie Ellsworth said she worked all session to convince enough of her colleagues to pass a texting while driving ban.  After years of similar legislation failing, this year the ban is headed to the Senate for approval of amendments. 

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-works-toward-adjournment/feed/ 0 Idaho House Pulls Ultrasound Bill From Agenda…For Now http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-house-pulls-ultrasound-bill-from-agenda-for-now/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-house-pulls-ultrasound-bill-from-agenda-for-now/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:15:50 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=57309 For several days the conversation at the State Capitol has been ongoing… should a woman be required to get an ultrasound before an abortion?  Wednesday, movement on that bill was halted when Rep. Tom Loertscher, the Chairman of the House State Affairs Committee canceled a hearing set for today.  The bill cleared the senate Monday but before it could land in the house, Chairman Loertscher pulled it from the agenda saying there’s been a lot of misinformation about the bill.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-house-pulls-ultrasound-bill-from-agenda-for-now/feed/ 0 No Higher Cig Taxes This Session http://newsradio1310.com/no-higher-cig-taxes-this-session/ http://newsradio1310.com/no-higher-cig-taxes-this-session/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:24:28 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=54952 (AP)  A House panel rejected a bid to raise Idaho's cigarette tax by $1.25 per pack, with Republicans  calling it social engineering. The Revenue and Taxation Committee's vote Monday was 11-5, easily defeating the bill sponsored by groups including the American Lung Association. Reps. Lenore Barrett and Vito Barbieri said cajoling people to quit by boosting a legal product's cost wasn't acceptable.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/no-higher-cig-taxes-this-session/feed/ 0 Many Idaho Women Not Happy With Legislature Right Now http://newsradio1310.com/many-idaho-women-not-happy-with-legislature-right-now/ http://newsradio1310.com/many-idaho-women-not-happy-with-legislature-right-now/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:45:08 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=53943 (AP) - Nearly 250 people descended on the Idaho Capitol to protest a bill requiring women to get an ultrasound of their fetus before they can get an abortion. Gathered on the Capitol steps Thursday, the crowd waved signs and hammered Sen. Chuck Winder's proposed legislation, calling it a political tactic to shame and bully women already burdened with a difficult health decision.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/many-idaho-women-not-happy-with-legislature-right-now/feed/ 0 Rep. Sharon Block Says She's Not Running Again http://newsradio1310.com/rep-sharon-block-says-shes-not-running-again/ http://newsradio1310.com/rep-sharon-block-says-shes-not-running-again/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:36:48 +0000 Kelly Klaas http://newsradio1310.com/?p=50410 State Representative Sharon Block says she will not seek another term in the Idaho House of Representatives.  The Times News reports today that Block says she has no post-retirement plans but she does want to stay involved i

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/rep-sharon-block-says-shes-not-running-again/feed/ 0 Idaho Legislature May Creat Ethics Commission http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-may-creat-ethics-commission/ http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-may-creat-ethics-commission/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:49:32 +0000 News Radio 1310 KLIX http://newsradio1310.com/?p=40099 One of the main issues being considered this legislative session by Idaho lawmakers is the creation an independent ethics commission. Legislators on both sides of the Statehouse aisle are talking about joining 41 other states in the Union and creating an independent ethics commission for legislators.

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]]> http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-legislature-may-creat-ethics-commission/feed/ 0 Top Story Instapoll 10/5/11:Idaho Legislators Who Accept Reimbursements For Expenses They Don't Have http://newsradio1310.com/top-story-instapoll-10511idaho-legislators-who-accept-reimbursements-for-expenses-they-dont-have/ http://newsradio1310.com/top-story-instapoll-10511idaho-legislators-who-accept-reimbursements-for-expenses-they-dont-have/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:27:43 +0000 News Radio 1310 KLIX http://newsradio1310.com/?p=18310 Some members of the Idaho Legislature, specifically those who live a few miles from the capitol building, are getting a "per diem" for maintaining a second residence.  Yet some of them are staying in their own offices or with the case of Senator John McGee, staying with parents, and they have no outflow of cash

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