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Stalemate Continues at Capitol

Boise--On day 114 House Speaker Lawerence Denney emerged from the Statehouse under threatening, cloudy skies. "There's no solution yet."

GOP leaders met with Gov. Butch Otter they emerged with the same message: They're still talking, but no resolution, yet.

The House killed six previous bills, there is a compromise bill that would raise $52 million a year to repair roads; but Lawmakers are not thrilled at raising the 25-cent-per-gallon gas tax in bad economic times.

The afternoon meeting was the first between Otter and fellow Republicans in a week. The House adjourned last Wednesday and with another stalemate looming another ajournment is not out of the question.