From the Executive Director: Week of January 20, 2020
As we enter the 3rd week of the 2020 Legislative Session, one thing is on most legislators’ minds: how to provide meaningful property tax relief to constituents. There are dozens of ideas floating around the Capitol ranging from eliminating new construction to instituting a one year freeze on the property tax portion of non-school taxing …
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From the Executive Director: Legislative Preview
Happy New Year! With a new year comes the beginning of another legislative session. IAC is making a few changes this year to better communicate what transpires in Boise with the membership. This legislative bulletin will be the first of many weekly bulletins arriving in your inbox each Monday throughout the 2020 Legislative Session. The …
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From the Executive Director: Legislative Preview
Happy New Year! With a new year comes the beginning of another legislative session. IAC is making a few changes this year to better communicate what transpires in Boise with the membership. This legislative bulletin will be the first of many weekly bulletins arriving in your inbox each Monday throughout the 2020 Legislative Session. The …
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Governor Little Gives Annual State of the State
Governor Brad Little delivered his State of the State address yesterday kicking off the 2020 legislative session. Regulatory reform was a chief topic of discussion including more reforms to come. Gov. Little announced, “My first executive order this year will make it a routine practice for Idaho state government to undergo the kind of successful …
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What to Watch For: January 6-10
The first two weeks of the Session will be largely organizational in nature. Over the next few days, House and Senate Committees will convene for organizational meetings and then get to work reviewing administrative rules. The administrative rules review process will take a little more time this year given that all rules (both existing and …
What to Watch For: January 6-10
The first two weeks of the Session will be largely organizational in nature. Over the next few days, House and Senate Committees will convene for organizational meetings and then get to work reviewing administrative rules. The administrative rules review process will take a little more time this year given that all rules (both existing and …
From the Executive Director: 2019 Legislative Session Update
The end of the 2019 Legislative Session is in sight! Below you’ll find some of the highlights of this year’s session. For a complete overview of the session, I invite you to attend the Spring County Officials Insititute. I’m looking forward to seeing our members around the state. -Seth Grigg, IAC Executive Director Spring County …
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Final Legislative Bulletin
From the Director The Idaho Legislature wrapped up its work approving legislation on Friday. Legislators will remain in Boise until Wednesday, March 28th in the event that they need to take action on legislation vetoed by the Governor. As you may recall, one of the outcomes from last year’s Supreme Court decision on the Governor’s veto of …
IAC Legislative Bulletin – January 30, 2018
From the Director During the interim three county commissioners (Ladd Carter, Bingham County; Dave McGraw, Latah County; and Terry Kramer, Twin Falls County) met monthly with three mayors (Shawn Barigar, Twin Falls; Paul Loomis, Blackfoot; and Diana Thomas, Weiser) to work together to develop consensus legislation to both address Idaho’s magistrate court funding challenges and …
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IAC Legislative Bulletin – January 16, 2018
From the Director Happy New Year! With the start of a new year comes the start of Idaho’s annual legislative session. IAC staff have been working to develop new tools to better communicate with the membership to help keep you informed of legislative proceedings in Boise. In addition to maintaining the IAC bill tracker on …
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