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| published Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
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With the total cost of the Iraq war and occupation now approaching half a trillion dollars ($456 billion and counting), Idaho taxpayers’ share of that cost is now more than $1.2 billion and rising. This report reveals what the $1.2 billion in our state could provide for families and communities if that money were invested instead in priorities in Idaho that have long been neglected.
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| published Tuesday, July 31, 2007 |
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Since about 1980, the federal government has adopted a tortoise's pace
in increasing the minimum wage, and increases in the minimum wage have
failed to keep pace either with inflation or with growth in average
wages. However, there is a hare — rather hares — in this race too, with
interesting lessons emerging.
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| published Tuesday, July 31, 2007 |
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Families all over the US have an additional reason to celebrate July 24 this year and for the next two years. This is the day we will finally see a long-delayed increase in the minimum wage. Our grandparents’ generation first enacted this moral principle in 1938 to reflect the basic American value that an honest day’s work deserves an honest day’s pay.
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| published Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
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As the session ended on March 30, a lot was left out, the victim of the spat between the governor and the legislative leaders of his own party...
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| published Friday, March 30, 2007 |
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| published Friday, March 30, 2007 |
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offers some striking advantages as an alternative to taking the sales tax off food.
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| published Friday, March 16, 2007 |
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is being used by the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry to justify its proposal for yet another huge tax cut.
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| published Friday, March 02, 2007 |
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to participate in the goings-on at the Idaho Statehouse while the Legislature is in session?
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| published Friday, February 16, 2007 |
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when a public entity like Latah County picks a buyer for a bankrupt facility like latah Health Services?
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| published Wednesday, February 14, 2007 |
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On February 6th, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee passed HB81 which would raise the grocery tax credit to $50 for non-seniors and to $70 for senior citizens. It is also refundable meaning that people who do not make enough money to file an income tax return can get the credit. It has a price tag of $48 million--which means it may take money from other essential priorities like public schools and Medicaid. We preferred the more targeted approach in Governor Otter's proposal, HB80 because it is fair and does not threaten funding for essential public assets such as our investment in public education, health care and the environment. It is not perfect and can be improved.
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