Day: March 15, 2013

Statehouse roundup, 3.15.13

The House sent three Senate bills relating to education to Gov. Butch Otter for final consideration Friday.

The personal property tax holding pattern

No hearing Friday on repealing the personal property tax, the tax on business equipment, supplies and furnishings. No hearing planned for Monday, either. What gives?

Task force coming to a town near you

The governor’s Task Force for Improving Education set dates and a timeline for making recommendations to lawmakers and policy makers by the end of this year.

Tax panel OK’s private school scholarship credits

Sen. Bob Nonini touts the income tax credit program a money-saver that will encourage school choice. The Idaho School Boards Association, the Idaho Association of School Administrators and the Idaho Association oppose the bill.