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<p>Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, speaks before the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at the Idaho Capitol in Boise. The 2012 Legislature may be the session where lawmakers trim some elected officials? retirement benefits, if pension reformer Rep. Dennis Lake has his way. Lake told the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday to end a pension perk that lets lawmakers ?spike? their benefits by taking a higher-paid state appointment for 42 months at the conclusion of their careers. (AP Photo/John Miller)</p>

<p>Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, speaks before the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at the Idaho Capitol in Boise. The 2012 Legislature may be the session where lawmakers trim some elected officials? retirement benefits, if pension reformer Rep. Dennis Lake has his way. Lake told the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday to end a pension perk that lets lawmakers ?spike? their benefits by taking a higher-paid state appointment for 42 months at…

February 1, 2012

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Lake looks to cut retirement perks
February 1, 2012 8:15 p.m.

Lake looks to cut retirement perks

BOISE - Rep. Dennis Lake advanced his all-out push Tuesday to trim retirement benefits for Idaho elected officials, telling lawmakers they should dump an "unconscionable" law he says allows former legislators to pad their pensions.