House Republican Leader Ken Roberts Appointed To Tax Commission
Idaho Legislature House leader Ken Roberts (R-Donnelly) has been appointed to be the fourth member of the state Tax Commission. The commission oversees state revenue collections and tax laws. Here’s...
View ArticleIdaho Boosts Rainy Day Account Thanks To Improved Revenue
Divison of Financial ManagementClick to enlarge. Idaho’s fiscal year-end tax revenue report, which came out today, shows collections exceeded forecasts by $35 million or 1.4 percent. The Division of...
View ArticleIdaho Misses Out On Millions Without Online Sales Tax
National Conference of State LegislaturesClick on the image above to see the interactive map. Republican governors are getting on-board with the online sales tax, according to a Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleHigh Cost Of Republican Caucus Means Thousands Less For State And Local...
Molly Messick / StateImpact IdahoAda County Republicans arrived hours early to attend the March caucus. The Ada County GOP has been stingy with contributions to local candidates in the run-up to the...
View ArticleIdaho’s Health Insurance Exchange Group Makes Recommendation; Decision Now...
Tom Kelly / FlickrGov. Otter's insurance exchange working group met at the Capitol today. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s 13-member health insurance exchange working group says Idaho should pursue a...
View ArticleFear Of Rising Health Insurance Costs Drives Health Exchange Recommendation
Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpactA working group appointed by the governor last week recommended that Idaho aim to have a state-based health insurance exchange up and running by 2014. When Idaho...
View ArticleGov. Otter To Weigh Conflicting Messages In Health Insurance Exchange Decision
Darin Oswald / Idaho StatesmanGov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, delivering his State of the State address early this year It’s been a significant policy question for a year now: Will Idaho create a state-based...
View ArticleWhy Idahoans Rejected Proposition 3
Molly Messick / StateImpact IdahoAn informal poll of voters who cast their ballots here, at Boise's Longfellow Elementary, showed strong opposition to the package of education laws known as Students...
View ArticleA Twist In The Legislature’s Nascent Personal Property Tax Discussion
Idaho LegislatureFormer state representative Dennis Lake is a past chairman of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. In absence of a bill, the Idaho Legislature’s personal property tax discussion...
View ArticleIntroduction Of IACI Personal Property Tax Bill Sets Stage For A Fight
Idaho StatesmanThe Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry's Alex LaBeau introduced a bill to phase out Idaho's personal property tax over a seven-year period. The House Revenue and Taxation...
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