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		<title>Emmett accountant named to Idaho State Tax Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/07/07/emmett-accountant-named-to-idaho-state-tax-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has appointed Emmett accountant and veteran public servant Rich Jackson to a six-year term on the Idaho State Tax Commission. A former chairman of the Gem County Republican Central Committee, Jackson will join Democrats Tom Katsilometes and David Langhorst and Chairman Bob Geddes on the four-member Tax Commission. The 67-year-old Jackson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors won&#8217;t pursue former Idaho tax commissioner Chigbrow</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/07/04/prosecutors-wont-pursue-former-idaho-tax-commissioner-chigbrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ada County Prosecutor&#8217;s office says it won&#8217;t prosecute the former chairman of the Idaho State Tax Commission, saying a deadline expired on one complaint, and evidence in other complaints was insufficient. Former Chairman Royce Chigbrow was investigated over several months by an Ada County Sheriff&#8217;s Office detective on suspicion of failing to appropriately deposit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO: Tax refund updates available online</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/18/audio-tax-refund-updates-available-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Renee Eymann]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho State Tax Commission is expecting thousands of last minute tax filers as the filing deadline approaches on Monday, April 18th. Renee Eymann says for those expecting a refund, filing electronically is the quickest and easiest way to file. &#160; &#160; Eymann comments on the merits of filing electronically: &#160; &#160; &#160; The tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO:  Some Idahoans may qualify for tax filing extension</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/12/audio-some-idahoans-may-qualify-for-tax-filing-extension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idahoans unable to file their 2010 state income taxes by the April 18th due date may be eligible to get an automatic, six-month extension. Renee Eymann with the state tax commission explains what&#8217;s required in order to qualify. &#160; &#160; &#160; Eymann comments on what&#8217;s required to file an income tax extension: &#160; &#160; &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO:  Idaho Tax Commission offers free electronic filing</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/06/audio-idaho-tax-commission-offers-free-electronic-filing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/06/audio-idaho-tax-commission-offers-free-electronic-filing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Idahoans are reminded that they may be eligible to file their income taxes online at no charge by visiting the Idaho State Tax Commission website. Renee Eymann, with the tax commission says the site features software companies that offer qualifying taxpayers free electronic filing for both federal and Idaho returns. Eymann comments on e-filing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House endorses plan to boost tax commission staffing</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/29/house-endorses-plan-to-boost-tax-commission-staffing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/29/house-endorses-plan-to-boost-tax-commission-staffing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plan to boost staffing at the State Tax Commission to generate more than $19 million in additional revenue has cleared the Idaho House. The House voted 59-8 to approve the $34.9 million budget, which is up 8.7 percent in total funding next year and now goes to the Senate. The budget includes more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho expected to rein in $19M more in revenue</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/22/idaho-expected-to-rein-in-19m-more-in-revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/22/idaho-expected-to-rein-in-19m-more-in-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers writing Idaho&#8217;s budget expect to rein in more than $19 million in additional tax revenue next year. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a budget on Tuesday for the State Tax Commission that includes more than $4 million to increase staffing and stem furloughs at the agency as part of a plan to generate more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho tax auditors bring in more than twice revenue goal</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/02/04/idaho-tax-auditors-bring-in-more-than-twice-revenue-goal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/02/04/idaho-tax-auditors-bring-in-more-than-twice-revenue-goal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho State Tax Commission&#8217;s tax compliance initiative is well ahead of projected goals, with temporary auditors bringing in $32 million in their first 18 months on the job. The agency is looking to expand the program by making 48 temporary auditors permanent &#8211; and adding more in coming quarters to pursue tax scofflaws. Tax [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO: Otter tabs Geddes to chair state tax commission</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/18/otter-tabs-geddes-to-chair-state-tax-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/18/otter-tabs-geddes-to-chair-state-tax-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Governor Butch Otter has tabbed ninth-term State Senator and former Senate President Pro Tem Bob Geddes to the chairmanship of the State Tax Commission. Otter cited the Soda Springs Republican&#8217;s leadership and long-term service record as reasons for the appointment. Governor Otter comments on why he chose Senator Geddes for the position: The 55-year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Tax Commission chairman resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/09/idaho-tax-commission-chairman-resigns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/09/idaho-tax-commission-chairman-resigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Tax Commission Chairman Royce Chigbrow resigned Friday after agency employees said he intervened in cases involving his son&#8217;s accounting firm as well as on behalf of a friend and political supporter. Chigbrow told Governor Butch Otter in a hand-delivered letter he was resigning &#8220;effective immediately.&#8221; Chigbrow was appointed by Otter in 2007. His resignation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho House leader expects probe of tax chairman</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/06/idaho-house-leader-expects-probe-of-tax-chairman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/06/idaho-house-leader-expects-probe-of-tax-chairman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho&#8217;s House speaker says allegations that Idaho State Tax Commission Chairman Royce Chigbrow tried to help clients of his son&#8217;s accounting firm as well as a political supporter merit an investigation. Speaker Lawerence Denney said the allegations are serious, adding if there&#8217;s &#8220;something there, it will be brought out in those investigations.&#8221; The Associated Press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critics seek two investigations of Idaho Tax Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/03/critics-seek-two-investigations-of-idaho-tax-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critics of the Idaho Tax Commission are seeking a pair of investigations into the commission’s actions brought up through complaints by former employees. They want Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations that commission chairman Royce Chigbrow used his position to help a friend and political ally in a dispute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax protesting Idaho lawmaker loses appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/10/tax-protesting-idaho-lawmaker-loses-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/10/tax-protesting-idaho-lawmaker-loses-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Idaho state lawmaker who is protesting his income taxes lost his bid to appeal a State Tax Commission order that he pay $53.000 in back taxes, penalties and interest. First District Court Judge John Mitchell wrote that Rep. Phil Hart of Athol&#8217;s claim lacks any convincing legal argument. The Idaho State Tax Commission rejected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor says Idaho tax case better suited for Legislature</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/29/prosecutor-says-idaho-tax-case-better-suited-for-legislature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Idaho prosecutor has declined to pursue a criminal case stemming from allegations that Idaho State Tax Commission leaders gave politically connected taxpayers inappropriate settlements. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Ada County Prosecutor Greg Bower told the Idaho attorney general&#8217;s office that even if the lawsuit&#8217;s allegations were true, &#8220;we do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho judge tosses lawsuit against state tax commissioners</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/19/idaho-judge-tosses-lawsuit-against-state-tax-commissioners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state judge has tossed a lawsuit that Idaho Rep. Shirley Ringo filed against state tax commissioners, claiming they gave politically connected taxpayers inappropriate settlements. Ada County District Court Judge Cheri Copsey on Thursday agreed with the state’s arguments that Ringo, a Moscow Democrat, lacks legal standing as a legislator to sue and that she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Tax Commission seeks to hire more collectors</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/15/idaho-tax-commission-seeks-to-hire-more-collectors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A State Tax Commission official says the agency will request $2.7 million in the upcoming Legislature to permanently take on workers who were hired on a temporary basis to collect unpaid taxes. Randy Tilley, administrator of the agency&#8217;s Audit and Collections Division, says the commission will request an additional $2.3 million to hire another 48 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education groups seek to join Idaho tax lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/09/education-groups-seek-to-join-idaho-tax-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three education groups want to join a lawsuit that Idaho Rep. Shirley Ringo filed against state tax commissioners, claiming they gave politically connected taxpayers inappropriate settlements. The Idaho Education Association, the Idaho Federation of Teachers and a local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers have filed motions to intervene in the case as plaintiffs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Temporary tax collectors bring in $5.5M for Idaho</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/02/temporary-tax-collectors-bring-in-5-5m-for-idaho/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/02/temporary-tax-collectors-bring-in-5-5m-for-idaho/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho tax officials say 16 temporary workers hired to collect unpaid taxes brought in more than $5.5 million over a three-month span at a cost of just  $157,000. According to administrators of the Audit and Collections Division at the Idaho State Tax Commission, the non-voluntary taxes were collected between July 1 and Sept. 30. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO:  Idaho tax extension deadline approaches</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/14/audio-idaho-tax-extension-deadline-approaches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/14/audio-idaho-tax-extension-deadline-approaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The deadline for Idahoans who haven&#8217;t filed their 2009 state income taxes is approaching. Dan John, Tax Policy Supervisor with the Idaho State Tax Commission says taxpayers who qualified for an automatic extension of time to file Idaho returns must send their return and full payment by October 15th. John comments on tax extension deadline: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO: Idaho homeowner&#8217;s exemption declines for 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/09/28/audio-idaho-homeowners-exemption-declines-for-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/09/28/audio-idaho-homeowners-exemption-declines-for-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the recent state of the housing market, the maximum homeowner&#8217;s exemption in Idaho for 2011 will decrease to just over $92,000, according to calculations by the Idaho State Tax Commission. The maximum exemption for 2010 is a little more than $101,000. Alan Dornfest, property tax policy supervisor with the tax commission says its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposal would create new Idaho state tax department</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/09/23/proposal-would-create-new-idaho-state-tax-department/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/09/23/proposal-would-create-new-idaho-state-tax-department/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Ketchum legislator says she will introduce a bill to transform Idaho&#8217;s Tax Commission from an agency run by four political appointees to one headed by a professional director. Democratic Rep. Wendy Jaquet&#8217;s proposal would create a new Department of Revenue and Taxation. Jaquet says the tax commission has been plagued by allegations of deals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Tax Commission employees get involved in lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/09/08/idaho-tax-commission-employees-get-involved-in-lawsuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/09/08/idaho-tax-commission-employees-get-involved-in-lawsuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three current employees at the Idaho State Tax Commission have added their voices to a lawsuit claiming the state agency has given politically connected taxpayers inappropriate settlements. State Rep. Shirley Ringo, a Democrat, and lawyer Robert Huntley, a former Democratic candidate for governor, sued tax commissioners in June in the case that stems from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho tax agency scales back services; collectors donate vacation time</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/07/08/idaho-tax-agency-scales-back-services-collectors-donate-vacation-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/07/08/idaho-tax-agency-scales-back-services-collectors-donate-vacation-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho State Tax Commission will scale back face-to-face assistance at five field offices starting Aug. 2. Officials say the offices in Lewiston, Coeur d&#8217;Alene, Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Twin Falls will remain open, but workers there will focus instead on collections and audits. Amid budget cuts, the agency has decided it can handle taxpayer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Tax Commissioners must be paid for furlough time</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/06/23/idaho-tax-commissioners-must-be-paid-for-furlough-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/06/23/idaho-tax-commissioners-must-be-paid-for-furlough-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho&#8217;s four top tax collectors will still get paid for furlough hours they took to save money and show solidarity with state workers getting their pay cut, because the law forbids them from altering their salaries voluntarily. Royce Chigbrow, David Langhorst, Sam Haws and Tom Katsilometes took 292 hours of furlough in the fiscal year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N. Idaho lawmaker welcomes ethics investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/06/21/n-idaho-lawmaker-welcomes-ethics-investigation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/06/21/n-idaho-lawmaker-welcomes-ethics-investigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A northern Idaho lawmaker facing an investigation by a House ethics committee involving unpaid taxes and his ongoing battles with the Internal Revenue Service and state Tax Commission says he looks forward to the inquiry as an opportunity to tell his story. Athol Republican Rep. Phil Hart faces questions about a possible conflict of interest [...]]]></description>
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