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BURNS, Ore. (AP) — A husband and wife from Idaho who are among the four holdout occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge say in a speakerphone conversation with a man who appears to be an attorney that was broadcast on YouTube that they are hoping for a miraculous end to the standoff with federal authorities. Sean Anderson, who is at the site with his wife, Sandy, and two others, says: "We're waiting for our miracle. If this doesn't wake America up, I don't know what will." Sean Anderson, who is from Riggins, Idaho, goes on to say that he and the other occupiers are heroes. "Think about the Bible and all the heroes came from the bottom. We were just four drunks, we don't have any military experience, and now we're the shining stars," he said.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House has approved a revised tax conformity bill after spiking a prior version because it would have removed an unenforceable rule banning joint returns from same-sex couples. Lawmakers voted 54-16 yesterday on a new bill that doesn't remove any existing law, but adds a new section that state same-sex marriage must be recognized under Idaho's Income Tax Act. Idaho lawmakers typically approve legislation at the beginning of each session that aligns the state's tax code with changes to federal tax code.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho jury is tasked with deliberating the fate of a 16-year-old boy accused of killing his father and younger brother in Coeur d'Alene. The Spokesman-Review reports that the jury will have to determine if Eldon Samuel III was acting out of self-defense, as his attorneys say, or uncontrollable rage, as the prosecution suggests.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A key Idaho Republican lawmaker has announced a surprising change of course for the Idaho Legislature, saying he has scheduled the first-ever hearing on a Medicaid expansion bill. Senate Health and Welfare Committee Chairman Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls, told the Lewiston Tribune that he will allow a hearing to take place on Feb. 2.
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