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As fires burn, fish die and crops falter, Idaho activists and legal firms are limited in how they can address climate change.

Idaho’s top-spending lobbyists this year were groups that pushed controversial proposals in the Legislature to subsidize private school education using tax dollars, disclosure forms filed with the secretary of state’s

Three of the top four spenders among Idaho lobbying groups this year altogether spent about $177,000 during the legislative session.

In a tight vote, House Bill 314 passed the House, 40 to 30, with both Republicans and Democrats having strong feelings in opposition to the legislation.

An education savings account proposal died Thursday morning after a narrow — and contentious — House Education Committee vote. Two other ESA proposals were pulled by their sponsors before Thursday’s meeting.