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7 hrs ago | Spokesman Review

Farmers to help fund UI Parma center November 27, 2009

Parma Mayor Margaret Watson says supporters of the Parma Research and Extension Center in southwest Idaho are confident they have come up with a plan to keep the center open through June 30.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Idaho

Fri Nov 27, 2009

KTVB Boise

Otter holds off appointing new director at Water Resources

Gov. Butch Otter has told applicants who want the job as director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources that he will not appoint anyone at this time.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Thu Nov 26, 2009

KPVI-TV Pocatello

Adoption Awareness Month in Idaho

Tuesday Governor Butch Otter signed a proclamation making November Adoption Awareness Month in Idaho.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Idaho Government, Idaho, Family, Kids

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Statesman Journal

Governor: Idaho may see more cuts

Idaho soon may be facing more cuts to state programs and agencies, Gov. Butch Otter announced.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Spokesman Review

Gift to be used to entice Idaho students to college

The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation announced Monday that it'll put up to $20 million into a big new push to get Idaho kids to seek higher education after high school.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Kids, Family

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KIVI

College of Idaho receives $1 million Albertson donation

KIVI Today's Channel 6 News College of Idaho receives $1 million Albertson donation As a part of its "Go On" campaign, the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation Monday announced a gift of $1 million to The College of Idaho to underwrite scholarships for Idaho residents over the next four to six years.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Idaho Government, Idaho, The College of Idaho

Spokesman Review

Otter on budget cuts, taxes...

Click below to read the memo Gov. Butch Otter sent to state agencies last week asking them to further trim spending and limit all "non-essential activities wherever possible." In his luncheon talk to the Associated Taxpayers today, Otter said, "Folks, we are going to have a tough session - it's going to be tough because, obviously, we don't have as ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Idaho Government, Idaho, Tax

Sun Nov 22, 2009

KBOI-AM Boise

Gov agrees with other Govs

Governor Butch Otter agrees with other Republican Governors on how the health care legislation pending in Congress will affect the state's budgets.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law, Austin, TX, Austin Metro, C. L. Otter, US Governors

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Spokesman Review

Sweetened partings stir ire

Idaho state agency purchases of additional retirement service credit for certain employees: $72,781.58, Division of Human Resources, Oct.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Boise, ID

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Forbes Autos

Republican Deficit Hypocrisy

Remember the Medicare drug benefit? The human capacity for self-delusion never ceases to amaze me, so it shouldn't surprise me that so many Republicans seem to genuinely believe that they are the party of fiscal responsibility.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, Tom DeLay, Republican, US House of Representatives, Trent Franks, Ernest Istook, Opinion

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KBOI-AM Boise

Gov. Butch Otter fires back

Gov. C.L. ``Butch'' Otter slammed the former Idaho Transportation Department director who is suing the state on whistleblower and gender discrimination claims, calling her ineffective and saying he lost faith in her before she was fired.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Idaho Government, Idaho

KREM-TV Spokane

Otter: no income tax hike, schools face cuts, agencies face elimination

Two months before the 2010 Legislature, the session's bitter tenor is already set: Public education is almost certain to be slashed for a second year and some state agencies now scrimping to get by could be eliminated altogether.

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Related Topix: Tax, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Westerner

Idaho Gov. Otter objects to ESA listing

Idaho Gov. Otter objects to ESA listing Gov. Butch Otter said the federal government has let down the ranchers and others in Idaho who stepped forward to help a rare flowering bush that grows in the Foothills and in wet areas of Southwest Idaho's desert - even though it was not protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Idaho, Idaho Government, Environmental Law, Law

Tue Nov 17, 2009

KBCI CBS 2

Public access redefined for Statehouse

It's the public's house but as state lawmakers move into the newly renovated Capitol building, there's a dispute over just how much access the public should have.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Spokesman Review

Pam Lowe files sex-bias suit against state

Idaho's first-ever female transportation director was fired, in part, simply for being a woman, a lawsuit filed today charges.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Personal Injury Law News

Lowe files gender-bias lawsuit against Idaho - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 PST

Idaho's first-ever female transportation director was fired, in part, simply for being a woman, a lawsuit filed today charges.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Spokesman Review

Otter solicits ideas - Sat, 14 Nov 2009 PST

Gov. Butch Otter appealed to Idahoans on Friday to send him their ideas on how the state can save money, as one Idaho lawmaker called for a tax increase to avoid drastic cuts in education, Medicaid and other state services.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Idaho, Idaho Government

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Spokesman-Review

Renovated Capitol has rules November 12, 2009

Capitol renovations aren't yet complete, but a dust-up has already erupted over a rule limiting public exhibitions to a single floor - and the spat boils down to who's in charge.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Spokesman Review

'Buy Idaho' group wants exception from new rules on Capitol displays

It's hard to think of a regular event in the state Capitol that's more chaotic than the annual Buy Idaho day, when purveyors of Idaho products annually fill all four floors of the Capitol rotunda with 100 or more booths, handing out samples of pork-n-seeds, fresh bread, candies and cosmetics and showcasing their businesses.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Idaho, Boise, ID

Wed Nov 11, 2009

KTVB Boise

House candidate mulling ties to jailed GOP fundraiser

Republican U.S. House candidate Vaughn Ward says he's awaiting the outcome of alcohol-related charges against one of his campaign consultants before deciding whether to continue their professional ties.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Ada County, ID, Boise, ID

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