Otter Vetoes 25 Bills, Demands Action

Gov. Butch Otter is vetoing 25 budget bills, telling lawmakers he’ll continue the vetoes until they act on his transportation plan.  “We’ve got to continue to try, because every day the problem is going to get worse,” the governor declared. “They’re all bills that need to be addressed by the Legislature before they go home, and they know that.” He said, “We’re going to continue to take this kind of action until we see some concrete movement. They need to know that I’m serious.”

• Otter: ‘Pass those Transportation bills’
• Senate passes amended Education bills
• Education changes bring Transportation votes
• Only 2 North Idaho reps supported for first Transportation bill in 15-55 vote

Question: Is Otter melting down? Or performing like a statesman?