Huckleberries PM — 4/29/09

Idaho Gov. C.L. Butch Otter greets constituents outside a meeting room at the Red Lion Inn after speaking at the Rotary Luncheon today in Lewiston. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Kyle Mills)

• House blazes through bills toward adjournment without highway deal /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Senate passes ITD budget /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• House OKs school election consolidation bill Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Bonner County police blotter /SR
• WSU adds point guard /Vince Grippi, SR
• Idaho coaches get tax break under new bill /KHQ
• 2nd suspect faces felony graffiti charges /Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Bee
• Hope’s sole cable TV provider pulls plug /Conor Christofferson, Bonner County Bee
• Child abuse suspect seeks change of venue /Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Bee
• Idaho congressional candidate Ward visits Kellogg /Sarah Rose Fredlund, Shoshone News-Press