A long list of human rights leaders, including two former Idaho governors, three former directors of the  Idaho Human Rights Commission, and more, have sent an “open letter” to the Idaho Legislature opposing Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal to phase out all state funding for the Idaho Human Rights Commission over the next four years. “We implore the members of the Idaho Legislature to resist any initiative to reduce the effectiveness of the Commission, to diminish its already scarce resources and to send the most unwelcome and damaging message that Idaho has ceased to place human rights at the absolute forefront of the state’s priorities”/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

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Question: Is Butch Otter using the recession to cut programs that he opposes philosophically? Or is he making tough decisions and using his budget ax equally?