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Boating bill swamped by controversy, may lead to summer of river conflict

By | 05.13.10 | 9:40 am

A controversial commercial rafting bill – one of the most contentious issues of the just-completed legislative session – sank in choppy waters this week, launching an almost certain push for a citizen-driven ballot measure or two and giving rise to…

HB 1370 aims to rein in anonymous campaign spending on ballot measures

By | 05.12.10 | 1:48 pm

A bill intended to clarify which groups are backing or opposing ballot measures – as well as provide administrative law judges more enforcement leeway in campaign finance cases – passed in the waning days of the legislative session.

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White plans to tweak FASTER bill this session

By | 01.05.10 | 11:07 am

Easily one of the most divisive and hotly debated bills passed by the state legislature last session was SB 108, aka FASTER (Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery).

It was a hike in vehicle registration fees meant to raise $250 million a year to fix the 125 bridges around the state deemed structurally deficient, and it has become a rallying cry for Republicans around the state bent on recapturing seats in both the House and Senate next fall.