Gov. Butch Otter met with House and Senate majority leadership today on the standoff over the capitol renovation project. Senate Assistant Majority Leader Joe Stegner, R-Lewiston, said, “We had a frank discussion about our differences, and how the renovation and expansion of the capitol ought…
The governor’s office is making a correction – it turns out the Steve Kren that Gov. Otter appointed to the Legislature is NOT a Nampa city councilman – he’s the son of the Nampa city councilman who shares his name. “It happens all the time,…
Gov. Butch Otter is meeting with at least some legislative leaders this morning to discuss their standoff over the addition of underground “wings” to the state capitol, but Otter’s communications director, Mark Warbis, said Otter will be talking with many legislators informally about the issue.…
State Health & Welfare Director Dick Armstrong opened his JFAC presentation this morning by noting that he retired in June after 36 years with Blue Cross of Idaho, but his retirement only lasted as week – as he was then appointed director of the state’s…
Idaho will eliminate 94 state employees' jobs under a governmental reorganization plan Gov. Butch Otter wants in place by July 1, and dozens more will have to reapply for a chance at new versions of their old jobs. "I am proposing significantly reprioritizing and restructuring…
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