ALLRED MISSES DEADLINE ON FILING HIS LOBBYIST REPORT

Democratic Candidate for Governor Keith Allred missed the deadline to file his 2009 annual lobbyist report with the Secretary of State. Allred registered with the Secretary of State as a lobbyist in 2009 for The Common Interest.

According to Idaho Code, any lobbyist registered under Section 67-6617 is required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State’s Office. Failure to file a report could result in a penalty of up to fifty dollars a day, at this point according to statute Allred could be subject to hundreds of dollars in fines. The Secretary of State office’s confirmed earlier today that Allred missed the filing deadline.

“I find it ironic that a lobbyist for an association which prides itself in advocating for an open government free of special interests has chosen to disregard our State’s sunshine laws,” stated Idaho Republican Party Executive Director Jonathan Parker. “These laws were created to police lobbyist activities. Ignoring them can cause citizens to lose faith in our democratic system.”

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Risch Questions Administration on Christmas Day Bomber

Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Jim Risch questioned the administration on terror threats to the United States during a rare, open hearing of the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence this week.

Risch asked Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence and Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation about threats to the United States and specifically why accused Christmas-Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was read his Miranda rights.

“You didn’t need to give this guy Miranda in order to have a legitimate criminal prosecution. You had 200 witnesses who saw what he did. You didn’t need a confession,” Risch said. “Go ahead and interrogate him until the cows come home, because what you want that information for is intelligence. With all due respect, I think you lost some information that could have been very valuable to the American people.”

The complete exchange between Risch and Directors Blair and Mueller is available online at http://risch.senate.gov under the feature tab.

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BOISE) – Here are some of the upcoming events on Governor C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER’S schedule. This schedule is provided for newsroom planning purposes only and is subject to change. All listed times are local to the event.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8

? Governor Otter receives the annual report from Boy Scouts on the organization’s 100th anniversary. 10 a.m., Governor’s Ceremonial Office, Capitol, Boise.

? Governor Otter participates in a news conference launching the www.IdahoF35.com Web site and urging attendance at the Air Force public meetings on basing the new F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Gowen Field and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 2 p.m., Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, 250 S. 5th St., 3rd Floor, Main Conference Room, Boise.

? Governor Otter attends the first in a series of public meetings hosted by the Air Force on whether to locate the new F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at Gowen Field for training and Mountain Home Air Force Base for operations, 6-9 p.m., Marsing High School, 301 8th Ave. West, Marsing.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9

? Governor Otter addresses the Keiretsu Forum investment group, 8:30 a.m., offices of Stoel Rives, 19th floor, US Bank Building, Boise.

? Governor Otter signs the Idaho Amputee Coalition proclamation, 10:30 a.m., Governor’s Ceremonial Office, Capitol, Boise.

? Governor Otter presents the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Agriculture at the Idaho Ag Summit, noon, Doubletree Riverside, Garden City.

? Governor Otter honors Class 30 of Leadership Idaho Agriculture, 3 p.m., Governor’s Ceremonial Office, Capitol, Boise.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

? Governor Otter conducts a meeting of his Cabinet, including representatives of the Division of Veterans Services, Bureau of Occupational Licenses, Department of Labor, Department of Commerce, Military Division, Bureau of Homeland Security, Liquor Division, Idaho Lottery, Division of Building Safety, Idaho Transportation Department, Idaho Industrial Commission, Idaho Tax Commission, 9 a.m., Division of Veterans Services offices, URS Plaza, Suite 240, Boise.

? Governor Otter presides at a special meeting of the Idaho Land Board, 2 p.m., 2nd Floor Courtroom, Borah Building, 8th and Bannock streets, Boise.

GOVERNOR’S TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK FORCE – COST ALLOCATION SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET MONDAY

(Boise) – How to determine whether Idaho’s varied highway users are paying their share to fund the State’s transportation system is the focus of a subcommittee of the Governor’s Task Force on Modernizing Transportation Funding. The Cost Allocation Subcommittee will meet on Monday, February 8th, at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol’s East Wing Garden Level, Room 40.

The cost allocation subcommittee is charged with providing guidance and input for Idaho’s highway cost allocation study and to make recommendations to the task force.

The study will examine potential ways to equalize the funding structure to achieve equity among broad vehicle classes for the maintenance, operation and improvement of highways. The subcommittee will learn about the proposed methodology and approach for the cost allocation study, and has invited stakeholders to share their input.

Members of the subcommittee include: co-chairmen Jim Kempton and Mark Bowen; state Senators John McGee, Shawn Keough and Edgar Malepeai; state Representatives JoAn Wood and Bill Killen; and Jim Riley.

Democratic Candidate for Governor Keith Allred missed the deadline to file his 2009 annual lobbyist report with the Secretary of State. Allred registered with the Secretary of State as a lobbyist in 2009 for The Common Interest.

According to Idaho Code, any lobbyist registered under Section 67-6617 is required to file an annual report with the Secretary of State’s Office. Failure to file a report could result in a penalty of up to fifty dollars a day, at this point according to statute Allred could be subject to hundreds of dollars in fines. The Secretary of State office’s confirmed earlier today that Allred missed the filing deadline.

“I find it ironic that a lobbyist for an association which prides itself in advocating for an open government free of special interests has chosen to disregard our State’s sunshine laws,” stated Idaho Republican Party Executive Director Jonathan Parker. “These laws were created to police lobbyist activities. Ignoring them can cause citizens to lose faith in our democratic system.”

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CRAPO SEEKS IDAHO INTERNS

Staff to visit Idaho colleges, universities during February

Washington, D.C. – Staff members from Idaho Senator Mike Crapo’s Washington, D.C. office will visit several Idaho colleges and universities this month to inform students about internship possibilities in the Senator’s Idaho and Washington, DC offices. Crapo’s Washington, D.C. Staff Assistant Mandi Critchfield, a former intern herself from Oakley, will meet with students and faculty during meetings in classrooms and student centers during mid-February. Critchfield will be joined by Legislative Correspondent Rachel Johnson, also a former intern and from Boise, who was recently promoted after managing the intern program for the last eighteen months.

The schedule for Crapo’s intern information meetings includes the following dates and locations:

Thursday, February 11 Boise All day, Boise State University, Career Center (Information at Career Center, Classroom Presentations throughout the day)

Friday, February 12 Nampa 9:00 a.m.—Noon, Northwest Nazarene University, Student Center Caldwell 2:00—4:00 p.m., College of Idaho, McCain Student Center, Student Union Building

Tuesday, February 16 Moscow 8:00—4:00 p.m., University of Idaho, Commons and Career Center

Wednesday, February 17 Lewiston 8:00—1:00 p.m., Lewis-Clark State College, Fine Arts Building

Thursday, February 18 Logan, Utah 9:30 a.m.—Noon, Utah State University, Career Center (Individual interviews

Friday, February 19 Rexburg 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m., Brigham Young University, Idaho, Ricks Building More information can be obtained about Crapo’s internship program on Crapo’s website at http://crapo.senate.gov/resources/interns.cfm or by contacting the Senator’s Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-6142.

To directly link to this news release, please use the following address: http://crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=322025

Risch Calls for Fiscal Restraint, Not Deficit-Raising Budget

Washington, DC—Citing a soaring national debt and growth in spending, U.S. Senator Jim Risch called the proposed 2011 budget released by the White House today out of touch with the American people.

“Last month the voters in the most liberal state clearly demonstrated they are tired of the borrow-and-spend policies coming out of Washington. Now, the president wants to move forward with business as usual—more taxes, more spending and more borrowing,” said Risch. “Our national debt is already more than $40,000 for every man, woman and child. Increasing that obligation by an additional 10 percent is not the kind of leadership Idaho and America need.”

The proposed budget calls for $3.8 trillion in total spending, an average increase of 5 percent for each federal agency—more than the current rate of inflation. Even after accounting for additional revenue from tax increases and new limits on deductions, it projects a $1.3 trillion deficit.

Risch, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, did note some items recognized as priorities in the budget proposal including research at the Idaho National Laboratory and support for nuclear energy.

“I am pleased the president recognizes the importance of nuclear power to our nation’s energy needs. Proper support and adequate funding for nuclear technologies has not yet been a priority of this administration, but this budget is a hopeful sign. Energy security and price stability is needed by business for future economic growth. I look forward to working with my colleagues to enact fiscally-responsible budgets for each of the federal agencies.”

CRAPO: RECORD DEFICITS RUIN BUDGET PROPOSAL

Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, said today that three things are all Idahoans need to know about the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Proposal released today by the White House: more spending, higher taxes and record deficits. Crapo said the proposal falls short of the spending restraint needed to address our skyrocketing debt.

“This budget proposes the opposite of what we need to revive the economy,” Crapo noted. “This proposal contains a record budget deficit of $1.56 trillion. It calls for $3.8 trillion in spending. It contains tax increases on working Americans and still pursues a government takeover of health care. Even with our fragile economy, and unemployment over 10 percent, the proposal would raise taxes on small businesses beginning in 2011. Our current level of debt, and the path of future debt that we are currently on, is both unsustainable and unacceptable.” Just last week, Crapo voted no as the Senate Majority approved a record debt increase to more than $14 trillion.

Crapo said the White House should provide increased incentives for job creation through tax policy, meaning tax relief, not tax increases. “There is a clear understanding that the worst thing we can do in times of recession is to increase taxes,” he noted. “Spending has surged well beyond our historic average of revenue, and that is the cause of our deficits.

“This budget would continue the expansion of government by means of a second stimulus plan, when there is considerable evidence that the first one added nearly $800 billion to our national debt with little benefit for the economy,” Crapo added. “We cannot spend ourselves into prosperity. More debt, higher deficits and more taxes are not the solution. We must encourage the efforts of the private sector to create jobs and not increase government. This budget will encounter very careful review in Congress and I encourage all Idahoans to review it closely.”

Crapo noted his support for some of the energy provisions in the budget to increase nuclear power generation by expanding loan guarantees, but he disagreed with plans to permanently close Yucca Mountain with no alternatives for the disposal of nuclear waste. “I appreciate that the Administration is trying to address the nuclear waste issue by appointing a Blue Ribbon Commission, and the membership of the panel is, on the whole, quite good,” Crapo noted. “However, that does not change the fact that having such a commission is unnecessary because the solution to our nuclear waste problem is obvious and clear. There is no scientific basis for closing Yucca Mountain; yet the Blue Ribbon Commission is prohibited from even considering Yucca Mountain as a possibility for future storage.”

To directly link to this news release, please use the following address: http://crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=321991

February 1, 2010

Crapo: 202-224-5150

Risch: 202-342-5434

Simpson: 208-334-1953

Minnick: 208-888-3827

IDAHO DELEGATION COMMENT ON HAITI ARRESTS

Washington, D.C. – Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, along with Congressmen Mike Simpson and Walt Minnick issued the following statement today regarding the arrest of several Idahoans in Haiti relating to child abduction charges. The Idahoans, members of the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian and the East Side Baptist Church in Twin Falls, were part of a U.S. delegation seeking to provide safe housing for Haitian children displaced by the earthquake in Haiti.

“Our offices are often asked to intervene to help Idahoans and, while it is not customary to discuss any details because of constituent privacy, family members and church leadership have allowed us to comment on the situation,” delegation members said.

“We are in steady contact with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. offices in Port-au-Prince regarding the holding of the 10 Americans, many of them from Idaho. We are working with the State Department to monitor the safety of these Idahoans and to make sure they have adequate food, water, medical care and proper housing. We hope for their return to the United States as quickly as possible.”