Idaho senator aims to allow out-of-state publishing bids
Idaho State Senator John Peavey proposes a bill to let state agencies hire out-of-state publishers when in-state firms cannot meet price or availability. The measure seeks free bidding while protecting in-state firms on equal bids, amid university and government publishing needs and a Sunshine Law lobbyist issue.
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Rod Gramer
Boise
Idaho
John Peavey
Rupert
University of Idaho
Milt Small
Sherman
Carter, University, ‘of Idaho Finanéi
Spokane
Moscow
Carter
Caldwell
Twin Falls
Board of Education
Larry Craig
R-Midvale
University
Idaho Education Study Debate Hits Legislature
Idaho lawmakers debated a proposal by a Chicago management firm to study higher education efficiency at about 120000 dollars. Critics warned against outside witch hunts and urged board and legislative soundings, while supporters pressed for a long range plan and cooperation from the three state universities.
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Boise
Idaho
Sen
Dick. Smith
Rrexburg
Smith
Donald Shaner
Shaner and Associates
Norman Dobler
Moscow
Shaner
Larry
Craig
Budge
Leon Seenson
R-Nampa
Stan .Kress
Shelley
Ernest Hale
R-Burley
Hale
John Barker
R Buhl
Washboard humor marks end of Idaho House week
Boise lawmakers end week with a gag as Rep. Perry Swisher receives a washboard and paddle from Rep. Kitty Gurnsey after remarks on House decorum. The scene prompts quips about laundry during sessions and a later aside about legislators qualifying for food stamps through earnings and outside expenses.
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Boise
Idaho
Perry Swisher
D-Pocatello
Kitty Gurnsey
Swisher
Gurnsey
Emery
Idaho Leaders Seek Court Pause On School Funding
Idaho House Majority Leader Walter Little urged the courts to delay ruling on the unconstitutional school funding system. He warned against immediate reform, favoring phased ratio changes and a 1982 plan, while noting potential ERA reversal legislation by Rep. Ralph Gines.
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Richard Charnock Boise
UPI
House
Walter Little
New Plymouth
Idaho
State Supreme Court
Ralph ’Gines
Rnampa
Farm Workers Number Drops In Idaho Survey
Idaho farms reported 31 000 workers during the Dec 22 28 test week, 6 000 fewer than November. The count was up 1 000 from a year earlier. Family workers fell 3 000 and hired workers dropped the same amount.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Boise Dam Repair Funds Sought For Emergency Aid
Boise Conservancy District asks Idaho Legislature for 125000 emergency funds to repair Barber Dam on the Boise River. Attorney John Chapman said he sent a letter to Gov. Cecil D. Andrus urging speedy support, citing potential damage if the dam fails.
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Boise
UPI
Boise Conservancy District
Idaho
Barber Dam
John Chapman
Cecil D. Andrus
Boise River
Chapman
Ravenscroft Registers as Lobbyist Under Sunshine Law
Former Idaho legislator Vernon F. Ravenscroft of Tuttle, a Republican power on revenue and taxation, has registered as a lobbyist under the Sunshine Law. He plans to consult on federal matters and with the House Revenue & Taxation Committee at their request, funded by the Carey Act Land Development Association. The new filings bring the total lobbyists to 166, with 19 more names added for the 43rd Legislature.
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Boise
Vernon F. Ravenscroft
Tuttle
Sunnshine
Gooding County
Ravenscroft
John Evans
House Revenue & Taxation Committee
Carey Act Land Development Association
Revenue & Taxation
Steve Antone
R-Rupert
Virgil Kraus
Carl E. Shanahan
Idaho State Snowmobile Association
M.s.merrill
T. F.,terrell
Public Employees Retirement System
Richard D. Eskelin
Idaho Republican State Central Committee
William G. Heep
Endowment Fund Invesiment Board
Bart Westberg
Idaho Association of Cities
Tom D. McEldowney
State of 1
Department of Finance
Jean
Lobbyists Register Under Idaho Sunshine Law
The Secretary of State reports 165 individuals and one Boise law firm registered as lobbyists under Idaho's Sunshine Law. The firm registered was Eberle Berlin Rad ing Turnbow Gillespie of Boise. Also, all State Tax Commission members and several other state officials registered.
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Boise
UPS
Secretary of State
Idaho
Sunshine Law
Eberle
Berlin
Youth Dies in Idaho Train Car Collision Sequel
A 16 year old from Firth Idaho died in an Idaho Falls hospital from complications of injuries suffered on September 1 1973 when a car he rode in was struck by a Union Pacific train. Barry Lyon is named as the deceased.
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Idaho
Falls, Idaho
UPI
Firth, Idaho
Barry Lyon
Idaho Falls
Union Pacific
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Peavey
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State Board of Education
Lewiston Morning Tribune
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