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Faces behind the issue

A theme sounded by those at the rally today against cuts in services for the disabled, and also by lawmakers and Gov. Butch Otter, is that the cuts the state is making in its budget affect real people, and that’s what makes them so difficult. Click here to read today’s story by Idaho Statesman reporter Dan Popkey about Spencer, a 6-year-old boy with autism who the governor said, for him, put a face on the budget cuts.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog