Grocery veto causes indigestion

Two lawmakers from eastern Idaho threatened Wednesday to take legal action against Gov. Butch Otter after accusing him of missing the deadline to veto legislation that would have repealed the 6 percent sales tax on groceries.

The Republican governor nixed the proposal late Tuesday evening. Otter has previously said he had 10 days to make a decision starting when the bill was delivered to his office, two days after the state legislative session adjourned.

However, GOP Reps. Ron Nate and Bryan Zollinger disagree. The Idaho Falls representatives argue that the Idaho Constitution says the 10-day deadline starts immediately after the Legislature adjourns, not when the governor receives the bill/ Kimberlee Kruesi , AP. More here.