Bonner-Boundary residents review 49th Legislature wrap
Jim Stoicheff reports the 49th Legislature ended on day 55 with several compromises. A 5 percent property tax lid was approved, easing increases while excluding new construction and emergencies. Bonding and school funding changes followed as debates shifted to a new constitution and local appeals. Stoicheff notes pay raises, budget totals, and the ongoing push for local control versus state oversight.
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Senate
House
Bonner County
Washington
State Planning Commission
Department of Environmental Quality
Joint
Idaho
Kaniksu
Harold Anderson
Boise
Forest Service
Andy
U. S
North Idaho
Don Maynard
Senate Fish and Game Committee
Sandpoint
Zuriel
Bonner-Boundary
Test Vote Divides Senate Over 18 Year Old Voting
A Senate test vote on lowering the voting age to 18 faced a filibuster-style block by Sen. James B. Allen. The Mansfield plan to implement Jan 1 1971 was debated with Allen pressing for 1973. The vote count was 62 to 21 to reject killing the measure, reflecting party splits among Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
Senate
James B. Allen
Alabama
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Michigan
Allen
Russell
Long
Mike
Mansfield
Montana
Hugh ‘D
Scott Jr
Pennsylvania
Scott
Nixon
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Leonard Haugse