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House approves ban on using taxpayer funds for union activities, sparking debate over scope
Summary
The Idaho House passed House Bill 7-45 to bar taxpayer dollars from funding union activities such as payroll-deducted dues and paid union leave, prompting debate over exemptions for police and fire, the law’s placement in code, and effects on school districts.
The Idaho House on March 3 approved House Bill 7-45, a measure that prohibits state and local taxpayer funds from being used to support union activities, sponsors and opponents said on the floor.
Sponsor (a lawmaker on the floor) told colleagues the bill “does not prevent people from joining unions” but prevents taxpayers from paying for union activity and criticized the use of public funds for union business. She said the bill targets deductions and paid leave used for union purposes and cited an estimate that about…
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