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		<title>Idaho likely to get federally operated insurance exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/25/idaho-likely-to-get-federally-operated-insurance-exchange/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho 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&#8217;s unlikely his administration will complete design work before a January 2013 deadline. Otter made the comments to reporters Wednesday at an Idaho Press Club breakfast. In November, his administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter set to unveil state-backed fund for startups</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/28/otter-set-to-unveil-state-backed-fund-for-startups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor 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&#8217;s economy. The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission, or &#8220;iGem,&#8221; also includes luring talented researchers to state universities and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies. It&#8217;s modeled after a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter, lawmakers decide to accept federal money to help fund exchanges</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/08/22/otter-lawmakers-decide-to-accept-federal-money-to-help-fund-exchanges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor 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 cash could mean Washington would impose a plan on Idaho that puts many private insurance agents out of business. Under the disputed health care overhaul [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho has $85 million surplus</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/07/12/idaho-has-85-million-surplus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A healthy share of Idaho&#8217;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 million reduction in state and federal funding during the last legislature won&#8217;t be restored. The plan Governor Butch Otter announced this week for the extra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Governors discuss energy, fires: Gregoire named chair</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/30/western-governors-discuss-energy-fires-gregoire-named-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/30/western-governors-discuss-energy-fires-gregoire-named-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western state governors dealt with difficulties in building transmission lines to get the West&#8217;s abundant power generation resources to the rest of the nation at a meeting Thursday in Coeur d&#8217;Alene. Montana Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer told the Western Governors&#8217; Conference, that something must be done to get transmission lines built in America. He said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education reform opponents say they have enough signatures to force referendum</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/05/25/education-reform-opponents-say-they-have-enough-signatures-to-force-referendum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/05/25/education-reform-opponents-say-they-have-enough-signatures-to-force-referendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 02:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizers of a bid to dump education and union reforms that recently passed the 2011 Idaho Legislature say they&#8217;ve gathered enough signatures to put three repeal measures on the November 2012 ballot. More than 48,000 people signed each of the three petitions to put the new Idaho laws to referendum votes next year. Under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter signs late-term abortion ban into law</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/14/otter-signs-late-term-abortion-ban-into-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/14/otter-signs-late-term-abortion-ban-into-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter has signed legislation banning most abortions in Idaho 20 weeks after conception. Otter signed a bill Wednesday founded on the notion that a fetus in its 20th week can feel pain and the state has a compelling interest to protect the fetus. The Republican-backed measure passed through the legislature, despite an opinion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Otter declines to take stance on upcoming wolf deal</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/23/governor-otter-declines-to-take-stance-on-upcoming-wolf-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/23/governor-otter-declines-to-take-stance-on-upcoming-wolf-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Governor Butch Otter has decided against taking a formal stance on a settlement to allow public hunting of wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies. That&#8217;s according to Otter&#8217;s chief lawyer David Hensley, who briefed state lawmakers Wednesday. Hensley says Idaho will be represented at a hearing Thursday when the plan goes before a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO:  Otter signs fake drug bill into law</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/11/audio-otter-signs-fake-drug-bill-into-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/03/11/audio-otter-signs-fake-drug-bill-into-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho has officially become the latest state to ban fake marijuana and other chemicals meant to mimic drugs. Governor Butch Otter signed legislation into law Friday to curtail the use of synthetic drugs designed to produce effects similar to cocaine and marijuana. These drugs sport such street names as K2, Spice and bath salts. Otter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho lawmaker proposes selling empty governor&#8217;s mansion to aid parks department</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/02/01/idaho-lawmaker-proposes-selling-empty-governors-mansion-to-aid-parks-department/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/02/01/idaho-lawmaker-proposes-selling-empty-governors-mansion-to-aid-parks-department/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Boise Democrat wants to sell Idaho&#8217;s long-empty governor&#8217;s mansion to help fund the state parks system. Representative Grant Burgoyne says money tied up in the hilltop mansion does nothing for the state. Governor Butch Otter has opted not to live in the house, donated in 2004 by late french fry billionaire J.R. Simplot, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter opposes privatization of Idaho liquor stores</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/31/otter-opposes-privatization-of-idaho-liquor-stores/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/31/otter-opposes-privatization-of-idaho-liquor-stores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho&#8217;s chief executive doesn&#8217;t want the state&#8217;s liquor dispensary sold to the private sector. Governor Butch Otter says overseeing hard liquor is the proper role of government, since Idaho&#8217;s Constitution says it&#8217;s the duty of public officials to help promote temperance. Consumption in Idaho, which controls all the liquor stores, is less than in open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Republicans say Otter&#8217;s budget may be too optimistic</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/19/house-republicans-say-otters-budget-may-be-too-optimistic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Majority Republicans in Idaho&#8217;s House met behind closed doors to air their concerns that Governor Butch Otter&#8217;s proposed 2012 budget may be too optimistic. House Majority Caucus Leader Ken Roberts and Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke told reporters after Wednesday&#8217;s meeting that Otter&#8217;s budget team relies on favorable tax revenue predictions to balance his proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culdesac to be Idaho Capital For A Day</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/18/culdesac-to-be-idaho-capitol-for-a-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter has announced that Culdesac will be Idaho&#8217;s &#8220;Capital for a Day&#8221; on Wednesday, January 26th. Governor Otter brings State government to Idahoans living outside Boise each month by making a different town in Idaho the state&#8217;s &#8220;Capital for a Day.&#8221; The events provide local residents an all-day opportunity to have open discussions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter set to name new chairman of state tax commission</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/17/otter-set-to-name-new-chairman-of-state-tax-commission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter is poised to name a new person to lead the Idaho State Tax Commission after his last hand-picked appointee quit while he was the target of ethics concerns. Otter said he&#8217;d name a replacement for Royce Chigbrow on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Chigbrow had been in the post since 2007. But he&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter seeks to restore confidence in state tax commission</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/10/otter-seeks-to-restore-confidence-in-state-tax-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/10/otter-seeks-to-restore-confidence-in-state-tax-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter is calling for reforms to the Idaho State Tax Commission just three days after his hand-picked chairman quit amid questions over ethics. Otter said during his State of the State speech Monday that he&#8217;ll work with the Legislature to help restore public confidence in the commission. Former Chairman Royce Chigbrow stepped down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter recommends cuts to Medicaid in State of the State Address</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/01/10/otter-recommends-cuts-to-medicaid-in-state-of-the-state-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Republican Governor Butch Otter delivered his State of the State speech and recommended cutting more than $35 million in spending from state agencies to help balance Idaho&#8217;s budget next year, with the bulk of the reductions falling to adult Medicaid services. Otter refrained from recommending further cuts to public schools, which took a $128 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter speaks out on why wolf delisting propsal failed</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/13/otter-speaks-out-on-why-wolf-delisting-propsal-failed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/13/otter-speaks-out-on-why-wolf-delisting-propsal-failed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter says talks over lifting federal protections from Northern Rockies gray wolves stalled last Monday on several points, in particular a mandate for Idaho to maintain 500 to 700 of the predators. Idaho&#8217;s management plan now calls for only 15 breeding pairs. Otter says that inconsistency was one of several provisions that left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western governors discuss water right issues</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/07/western-governors-discuss-water-right-issues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governors from the nation&#8217;s western states sparred over water rights Tuesday during the start of a 2-day policy conference in Las Vegas designed to drive consensus. Water conservation and efficiency remained favorite solutions among government leaders. Utah Republican Governor Gary Herbert says his state is working toward reducing its water use by 20% by 2020. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Rockies wolf talks continue, but conclusions yet to be made</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/02/northern-rockies-wolf-talks-continue-but-conclusions-yet-to-be-made/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/12/02/northern-rockies-wolf-talks-continue-but-conclusions-yet-to-be-made/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations Thursday to remove the region&#8217;s wolves from the endangered list, but reached no conclusions. Western lawmakers are pushing bills in Congress that would declare the region&#8217;s 1,700 wolves recovered and no longer in need of federal protections. However, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho highways unlikely to see funding increase in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/24/idaho-highways-unlikely-to-see-funding-increase-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/24/idaho-highways-unlikely-to-see-funding-increase-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter will not seek any new money for Idaho roads in the upcoming legislative session, following the final recommendations of his transportation task force. Otter assembled the 15-member panel after state House members in the 2009 Idaho Legislature rejected his plan to raise the gas tax to pay for more upgrades and maintenance. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IDAHO ELECTIONS – Labrador unseats Minnick; other federal incumbents retain seats</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/03/idaho-elections-%e2%80%93-labrador-unseats-minnick-other-federal-incumbents-retain-seats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/11/03/idaho-elections-%e2%80%93-labrador-unseats-minnick-other-federal-incumbents-retain-seats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican Raul Labrador has unseated incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick in the race for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District seat. With all 961 precincts reporting, Labrador received 51 percent of the vote to Minnick’s 41.3 percent. Independent Dave Olson had 5.8 percent and Libertarian Mike Washburn, 1.9 percent. Incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Simpson easily won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter, Allred debate public education funding</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/29/otter-allred-debate-public-education-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/29/otter-allred-debate-public-education-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Republican Gov. Butch Otter called rival Democrat Keith Allred&#8217;s promises to shield schools from budget cuts unrealistic, one of many jabs traded among Idaho&#8217;s gubernatorial candidates during Thursday night’s debate in Boise. Otter said he was confident that the 2011 Legislature would have to deal with a shortfall for the second year in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter appoints late Senator&#8217;s wife to serve in his place</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/26/otter-appoints-late-senators-wife-to-serve-in-his-place/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/26/otter-appoints-late-senators-wife-to-serve-in-his-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter appointed Democrat Michelle Stennett of Ketchum to fill the Idaho Senate vacancy for District 25. The seat was left vacant by the October 14th death of Stennett&#8217;s husband, Senator Clint Stennett. He had served 16 years in the Senate, and four years before that in the Idaho House. Otter says he made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter, Allred make loans to Idaho campaigns</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/25/otter-allred-make-loans-to-idaho-campaigns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/25/otter-allred-make-loans-to-idaho-campaigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho gubernatorial candidates are reaching into their personal funds. Republican Gov. Butch Otter loaned his campaign $206,000, while Democrat Keith Allred gave himself $11,000. An Otter spokesman says the loan is part of the millionaire governor&#8217;s original funding plan and will be used to promote the candidate on TV, among other advertising forms. Otter plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allred disagrees with Otter&#8217;s decision to pull state out of wolf management</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2010/10/21/allred-disagrees-with-otters-decision-to-pull-state-out-of-wolf-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred would restore Idaho&#8217;s role in managing wolves under the federal Endangered Species Act because he believes it will help speed up delisting. Allred said he&#8217;d undo Gov. C.L. &#8220;Butch&#8221; Otter&#8217;s move this week to hand management back to the federal government. Otter was protesting U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar&#8217;s refusal [...]]]></description>
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