By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer Idaho Department of Commerce The Going Home Package: 35-35-35 The Idaho Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Thursday, March 29, when the final deal was struck regarding the budget and tax cuts. This compromise package moved forward when the Senate allowed a vote on the Governor’s income tax relief legislation [...]
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Legislative Update Week 10: March 12-16, 2012
By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer for the Idaho Department of Commerce IGEM Initiative Becomes Law On Wednesday, Governor Otter signed House Bill 546 – the program has an effective date of July 1, 2012. The funding recommended by the Governor to support this initiative has been approved by JFAC and is currently working its [...]
Legislative Update Week 9 March 5-9, 2012
By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer, and Karen Ballard Administrator of Tourism, Idaho Department of Commerce IGEM Bill Heads to Governor After passing both the House and Senate with overwhelming support, House Bill 546 – is headed to the Governor for signature. Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) creates a platform to facilitate and accelerate the commercialization of new technologies [...]
Legislative Update Week 8: February 27-March 2, 2012
From Megan Ronk and Karen Ballard Idaho Travel Council change in terms proposed House Bill 613 Amends existing law relating to the Idaho Travel and Convention Industry Council to revise provisions relating to the term of office so that they begin January 1st rather than July 1st to better align with our grant cycle and bringing [...]
Legislative Update Week 6: February 13-17, 2012
By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer and Karen Ballard, Tourism Administrator, Idaho Department of Commerce Director Sayer introduced the IGEM legislation to the House Commerce & Human Resources Committee earlier this week. It has now been assigned a bill number – H0546 – so feel free to share this with your various community contacts and other key [...]
Legislative Update from the Department of Commerce: Week 5 (February 6-10, 2012)
By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer Idaho Department of Commerce It’s a busy week for Director Sayer at the Legislature. Much of his activity as well as other legislative items of interest can be observed online. Here’s a recap of last week as well as some of his upcoming activities this week: Oil & Gas [...]
Legislative Update from the Department of Commerce
By Megan Ronk, Public Information Officer, Department of Commerce One of the priority recommendations that came out of our strategic teams process was that the Department would like regular updates during the legislative session. Moving forward, I will be putting together a weekly legislative report so that everyone is well informed. We thought this information would be [...]