Idaho Treasurer to Appeal Order to Vacate Statehouse Office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 1�59 PM

Idaho Treasurer to Appeal Order to Vacate Statehouse Office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 1�59 PM

Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM STATE POLITICS Treasurer to appeal after judge sides with Idaho lawmakers in battle for office space BY NICOLE FOY ! " # $ JULY 20, 2020 01:29 PM, UPDATED JULY 20, 2020 05:57 PM $ State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth gives a tour through the Capitol's historic — and massive — vault. BY KATHERINE JONES # Listen to this article now 02:11 Powered by Trinity Audio This story has been updated with comment from Treasurer Julie Ellsworth. The Idaho state treasurer plans to appeal a district judge’s decision that would require her to vacate office space in the Statehouse in Boise. Last year, House Speaker Scott Bedke, R-Oakley, and Senate Pro Tem Brent Hill, R- https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article244353382.html Page 1 of 7 Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM Rexburg, sued Treasurer Julie Ellsworth when negotiations broke down and she refused to move from her office on the first floor of the Idaho Statehouse. Lawmakers wanted the space so they could expand their own offices. TOP ARTICLES Have you seen this man in Boise? He allegedly shot a woman, took her to the hospital District Judge Nancy Baskin ruled in the lawmakers’ favor Monday, ordering Ellsworth to vacate her Statehouse office, according to a press release from the Idaho House Republican Caucus. Baskin said Idaho Code gives the Idaho Legislature sole control and authority over space on the first floor of the Capitol. “We never wanted it to come to this, but our hand was forced,” said Speaker of the House Scott Bedke in the release. “The treasurer has wasted an incredible amount of taxpayer dollars, and we applaud the decision by Judge Baskin and hope to move forward without further delay.” Get unlimited digital access Subscribe now for only $1 CLAIM OFFER https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article244353382.html Page 2 of 7 Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM Ellsworth had previously called the move to claim her office space a “constitutional invasion.” In a statement released Monday afternoon, Ellsworth criticized Bedke and Hill for trying to “evict the treasurer’s office from its 120-year-old historic location” and “spending taxpayer money on private offices for legislators” during the coronavirus pandemic. “I will continue to resist this effort and remain hopeful this conflict will be avoided either by a successful appeal to the Supreme Court or by a change in the legislative approach,” she stated. Before negotiations broke down, lawmakers said they had previously offered to allow Ellsworth to remain in her current suite with a few staff members. It’s unclear when Ellsworth would need to vacate her office, if the appeal isn’t successful. Ellsworth was elected Idaho’s 24th State Treasurer in 2018 and took office in January 2019. Before that, she served in the Idaho House of Representatives for 12 years. “The Idaho House Republican Caucus hopes that the treasurer accepts the decision and abides by it, so that we all can move forward,” the release said. The Idaho Way newsletter A weekly roundup of opinions, commentary and your views from around the region. Enter Email Address SIGN UP This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. RELATED STORIES FROM IDAHO STATESMAN STATE-POLITICS STATE-POLITICS That talk about moving the State Idaho Treasurer calls lawsuit over Treasurer’s Office got us wondering: office space a Constitutional invasion What’s in the vault? APRIL 17, 2019 5:22 PM NOVEMBER 01, 2019 11:35 AM STATE-POLITICS Fight over Idaho Statehouse office https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article244353382.html Page 3 of 7 Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM space prompts cease and desist letter MARCH 26, 2019 1:04 PM 1 of 3 Exterior of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. KYLE GREEN STATESMAN FILE NICOLE FOY 208-377-6347 Investigative reporter Nicole Foy covers Latinos, agriculture and government accountability issues. She graduated from Biola University and previously worked for the Idaho Press and the Orange County Register. Her Hispanic affairs beat reporting won first place in the 2018 Associated Press regional awards. Ella habla español. % COMMENTS & READ NEXT TRENDING STORIES https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article244353382.html Page 4 of 7 Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM Boise State’s top CB will miss spring ball; new number for Cobbs; Finley on the move MARCH 21, 2021 4:00 AM Idaho reports 235 new COVID-19 cases STATE POLITICS Saturday; one-third of cases from East Idaho UPDATED MARCH 21, 2021 01:46 PM Shutdown. Legislature in recess after COVID-19 Here’s how one of Idaho’s biggest potato farms got hundreds of its workers outbreak inside Idaho vaccinated Capitol Building UPDATED 2 HOURS 19 MINUTES AGO BY HAYAT NORIMINE MARCH 19, 2021 09:12 AM, UPDATED 46 MINUTES AGO Illegal or not, county commissioner shouldn’t be intervening on behalf of ! " # $ Ammon Bundy Six House members tested positive for COVID-19 in MARCH 21, 2021 4:00 AM the past week. KEEP READING ➔ Vigil at Idaho Capitol in Boise decries violence and racism against Asian Americans UPDATED 42 MINUTES AGO Get unlimited digital Subscribe now for only $1 access CLAIM OFFER #ReadLocal https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article244353382.html Page 5 of 7 Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM STATE POLITICS STATE POLITICS Gov. Brad Little prepares for Idaho’s $1.2 Idaho senators kill bill aiming to decrease billion in COVID-19 relief funding property taxes, limit cities’ budget growth UPDATED MARCH 19, 2021 09:38 AM MARCH 18, 2021 2:08 PM LOCAL EDITORIALS Watch Live: Idaho Gov. Brad Little We the people hire and fire the Idaho announcement on the federal COVID-19 attorney general, not the Idaho Legislature Relief Bill UPDATED MARCH 18, 2021 01:33 PM MARCH 18, 2021 4:00 AM STATE POLITICS Idaho bill would use surplus to give wealthiest residents the largest tax cuts UPDATED MARCH 19, 2021 03:26 PM https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article244353382.html Page 6 of 7 Idaho treasurer to appeal order to vacate Statehouse office | Idaho Statesman 3/22/21, 159 PM Take Us With You Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. 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