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<p class=MsoNormal>…although there is the possibility that there will be
a new Governor in 2011, which could change the dynamics some.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Judy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>February 16,
2010<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bedke: Don't
expect House to cave in 2011 on taxes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> - The
Associated Press<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There's
conjecture around the Idaho Capitol that lawmakers will be under so much budget
pressure in the 2011 Legislature - the one starting next January - that they'll
have no choice but to raise taxes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>House Assistant
Majority Scott Bedke says that's not accurate, given that most members of the
Republican-dominated House Revenue and Taxation Committee will still be in
office after the November 2010 elections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>That's the
committee where all tax legislation in the Idaho Legislature starts, and a
majority of its panelists, Bedke included, aren't keen on new taxes of any
form, regardless of the state of the economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>He told
reporters at an Idaho Press Club event Tuesday, "If the personalities in
the House are similar to the way they are now, it's still going to be a hard
thing."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bedke also said
it's premature to begin predicting whether Idaho's budget situation during the
2011 session will be dire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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