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Betsy Russell's recent photos from the Idaho Legislature.
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Gov. Butch Otter speaks to reporters at AP Legislative Forum in Boise, 1/8/09.
Betsy Russell The Spokesman-Review
Idaho House members talk after they convened their annual session, 1/12/09.
New Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little presides over the state Senate for the first time, 1/12/09.
Senators file in to join House members for the Idaho State of the State address at the BSU Special Events Center.
Joint session of the Idaho Legislature awaits arrival of Gov. Butch Otter.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter speaks to a joint session of the Legislature in his State of the State message, 1-12-09.
Gov. Butch Otter addresses the press after his State of the State speech, 1/12/09
Rep. James Ruchti, D-Pocatello, and Gov. Butch Otter engage in an impromptu debate about state funding priorities after Otter's State of the State speech, 1/12/09.
Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, won a two-way race for Senate majority caucus chairman on Monday. 1/12/09
Idaho Gov. C. L. " Butch" Otter delivers his annual State of the State and Budget Address to a joint session of the Idaho legislature at Boise State University on Monday.
Legislative Budget Director Cathy Holland-Smith briefs the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee at its first meeting, as the Idaho legislative session gets under way. 1/13/09
Wayne Hammon, Gov. Butch Otter's budget chief, addresses lawmakers on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, 1/13/09
Senate Assistant Minority Leader Kate Kelly, left, and House Minority Leader John Rusche, right, respond to Gov. Butch Otter's State of the State message, 1/13/09.
Baillee Schott, 11, of Bozeman, takes a picture at the Cataldo Mission on her way to Spokane on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009. State officials say budget cuts will force them to end funding July 1 to the Old Mission State Park in North Idaho, the location of the state's oldest standing building.
Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Members of the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee review the impact of 4 percent budget holdbacks on state agencies, 1/14/09
Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, center, backs an accounting change that saves the state $10 million in this year's budget. Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, is on the right, and Rep. Cliff Bayer, R-Boise, on the left. The change, a recommendation from Gov. Butch Otter, won unanimous support on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.
Hundreds of disabled Idahoans, family members and advocates gathered at the Capitol Annex to protest budget cuts in services for the disabled, 1/15/09
Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, co-chairs the Idaho Legislature's joint budget committee. 1/16/09
Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa addresses legislative budget writers, 1/16/09
Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls. 1/16/09
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