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May 19, 2020
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Op-Ed: Uniformity transparency committee update
In our local elections our voters decide who serves as our local leaders…mayors, city council members, school board members, fire district commissioners, etc.
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Op-Ed: Shifting new growth burden from existing taxpayers
Local property tax relief has been a hot topic in this year’s legislative session. With SB 1108’s defeat last week, its’s about to get hotter. After meeting
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Initiative bill clears House committee, gets ready for full vote
Senate Bill 1110 cleared the State Affairs Committee Monday with a 12-2 vote to send to the House floor with a "Do Pass" recommendation.
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Uniform and transparent reporting: is it an unfunded mandate?
Coeur d'Alene Rep. Jim Addis's bill passes House
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Uniform and transparent reporting: is it an unfunded mandate?
Coeur d'Alene Rep. Jim Addis's bill passes House
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Holiday goodwill before political storm
Local legislators discuss nativity scene on Capitol steps, potential changes ahead
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Lawmakers seek end of mask order
Letters said it is "better to educate," asks PHD to change mandate to recommendation
The letter to the Panhandle Health District's board cites a lack of representation as one of the reasons to repeal the mandate that is now going on its third month.
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Sheriff race contributions running neck-and-neck
Money doesn’t always decide elections, be it in May primaries or in the November general election. But the contributions coming into today’s all-absentee primary election show one-sided trends for federal offices and a neck-and-neck battle in a few local races.