Idaho Supreme court preserves grocery tax
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho’s 6-percent grocery tax will remain in effect following an Idaho Supreme Court decision.
A battle between the Idaho legislative and executive branches ended in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho’s 6-percent grocery tax will remain in effect following an Idaho Supreme Court decision.
A battle between the Idaho legislative and executive branches ended in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho lawmakers took aim at a nearly-40-year-old Idaho Supreme Court precedent last week in their bid to overturn a governor veto of the grocery tax …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Arguments begin this week in an Idaho Supreme Court case over the state’s grocery tax, the outcome of which will resonate both statewide and locally.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Despite an ongoing legal dispute between the city of Sandpoint and the Independent Highway District, street services should continue without interruption.
Last week, the Idaho …
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