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Butch Otter Archive
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State-run insurance exchange proposal clears first legislative hurdle in Boise
Posted on January 29, 2013 | No CommentsA bill proposed by Idaho Governor Butch Otter to create a state-run health insurance exchange has cleared an important legislative hurdle. The Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee agreed unanimously... -
Otter opts for state exchange
Posted on December 11, 2012 | No CommentsGovernor Butch Otter has decided that a health insurance exchange designed and built by the state is the best option for Idaho under the federal government’s health care overhaul. Otter... -
Hewlett-Packard wins Idaho educational laptop computer program contract
Posted on October 23, 2012 | No CommentsState officials say they have awarded an 8-year, $180 million contract to Hewlett-Packard to supply Idaho high school students and teachers with laptop computers as part of the Students Come... -
Idaho likely to get federally operated insurance exchange
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsIdaho is likely to get a federally operated insurance exchange, not the state-based plan favored by Governor Butch Otter as recently as last year, because it’s unlikely his administration will... -
Otter set to unveil state-backed fund for startups
Posted on December 28, 2011 | No CommentsGovernor Butch Otter plans to unveil a state-backed investment fund for startup companies on Jan. 9, part of a plan for new technologies and research to bolster Idaho’s economy. The... -
Otter, lawmakers decide to accept federal money to help fund exchanges
Posted on August 22, 2011 | No CommentsGovernor Butch Otter and many state lawmakers agree that Idaho would be shortsighted to pass up millions of federal dollars to help set up health insurance exchanges, because spurning the... -
Idaho has $85 million surplus
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsA healthy share of Idaho’s $85 million 2011 budget surplus will go to offset taxes residents pay on food, but programs for the poor and disabled that saw a $108... -
Western Governors discuss energy, fires: Gregoire named chair
Posted on June 30, 2011 | No CommentsWestern state governors dealt with difficulties in building transmission lines to get the West’s abundant power generation resources to the rest of the nation at a meeting Thursday in Coeur...