Another rejection for Hart

BOISE (AP) — Tax-protesting Rep. Phil Hart suffered another setback when Idaho Supreme Court justices dismissed his last-ditch plea for them to reconsider his state income tax appeal.

Hart lost his May 15 primary election.

And on Monday, the Spokesman-Review reported the northern Idaho Republican found out he won't get another shot at convincing the state's high court to deliberate further on the merits of his Idaho State Tax Commission dispute.

In April, justices rejected Hart's contention that he shouldn't have been held to a 91-day deadline to appeal his $53,000 income tax bill.

In this latest decision, justices tersely declined to take up Hart's case again.

Hart, who also faces a big federal tax bill where the Internal Revenue Service aims to seize his home south of Sandpoint, has sought bankruptcy protection.