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Senate passes labor exemption for Capitol renovation (access required)

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Published: February 27,2008
Time posted: 1:00 am

The Senate passed a bill today that would exempt Capitol renovation contractors from a requirement that they employ 95 percent Idaho workers on the project. The construction manager for the project has had a difficult time finding contractors for specialty restoration work because of the law, said Sen. Bob Geddes, R-Soda Springs. The state has received ...



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