Idaho justices nix law protecting cottage leases

Published June 29, 2012 10:48pm ET



BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law that shielded people with coveted leases of state-owned cottage sites on Payette and Priest lakes from competitive auctions.

The justices’ unanimous ruling bolsters Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s claim that the Idaho Land Board isn’t generating sufficient income from state endowment lands for schools.

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