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City financing powers amendment makes it out of committee (access required)

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Published: March 19,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am

A constitutional amendment that would make it easier for cities, counties and other local government agencies to get financing was passed by a Senate committee this morning. The amendment would provide exceptions to Idaho laws that forbid local government from going into debt for more than a year without a two-thirds voter approval. ...



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