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		<title>Idaho&#8217;s Otter creates panel to push nuclear power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Butch Otter has created a new panel to investigate how to keep the 63-year-old Idaho National Laboratory and its nuclear energy mission alive and relevant. Otter&#8217;s executive order on Wednesday reinforces his support of the industry&#8217;s presence in eastern Idaho &#8211; even amid concern that a French company, Areva, could abandon plans to build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter: Idaho insurers can play in federal exchange</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter says insurers like Blue Cross will likely be able to offer products to consumers even under a federally operated insurance exchange. That&#8217;s a departure from concerns his administration raised earlier, while weighing whether to use a $20.3 million federal grant to set up a state-operated insurance exchange, or allowing Washington, D.C., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Gov. Otter supports Internet sales tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter backs taxing Internet sales to level the playing field between virtual businesses and brick-and-mortar establishments on Idaho&#8217;s Main Street. Otter made the remarks to Idaho chamber of commerce leaders meeting in Boise on Monday. Past efforts to deepen Idaho&#8217;s involvement with a national movement to tax Internet sales have fallen short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO: Gov. Otter would oppose medical marijuana bill in Idaho</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/27/audio-gov-otter-would-oppose-medical-marijuana-bill-in-idaho/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter says he would oppose efforts underway in the Capitol to pass a medical marijuana law. A bill to legalize medical pot in Idaho is being pushed by Moscow Rep. Tom Trail. Speaking this week at the Annual Winter Meeting of the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association in Boise, the governor told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho gives governor 4 percent pay raise</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2012/01/13/idaho-gives-governor-4-percent-pay-raise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter got a pay raise this year, but he still earns less than half of what some of Idaho&#8217;s public university presidents take home. The state gave Otter a 4 percent salary increase in the current fiscal year. Otter now makes about $115,300, up from $110,700 during the last fiscal year. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Gov. Otter says he&#8217;ll run for re-election in 2014</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/15/idaho-gov-otter-says-hell-run-for-re-election-in-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/15/idaho-gov-otter-says-hell-run-for-re-election-in-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is telling supporters that he&#8217;ll run for re-election in 2014. His former campaign manager, Debbie Field, told Boise television station KTVB that Otter made the announcement Wednesday night to a crowd of about 200 attending a governor&#8217;s ball in Coeur d&#8217;Alene. Otter was first elected governor in 2006. He&#8217;s been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter cautions agencies after revenue shortfall</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/08/otter-cautions-agencies-after-revenue-shortfall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/08/otter-cautions-agencies-after-revenue-shortfall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is cautioning state agencies their budget plans for the next fiscal year could be trimmed after state tax revenues came in about $5.4 million below projections during the month of November. In a letter Wednesday, Otter told members of his cabinet that with the new numbers, Idaho is now running $16.2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report supports phase out of Idaho’s renal disease program</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/01/report-supports-phase-out-of-idaho%e2%80%99s-renal-disease-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/12/01/report-supports-phase-out-of-idaho%e2%80%99s-renal-disease-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new state report presented to a legislative committee lends support to a plan by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter to phase out the state&#8217;s renal disease program. The program was created in 1970 to provide dialysis treatment and kidney transplants at a time those procedures were novel and not covered by insurance. Otter is recommending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Gov. Otter’s chief of staff stepping down</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/10/18/idaho-gov-otter%e2%80%99s-chief-of-staff-stepping-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/10/18/idaho-gov-otter%e2%80%99s-chief-of-staff-stepping-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter&#8217;s chief of staff has announced he is leaving the administration to return to work in the private sector. Jason Kreizenbeck announced his decision Monday in an email sent to Otter&#8217;s staff and top government agency officials. Kreizenbeck told colleagues he intends to stay on until the end of the month and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho applies for US money for insurance exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/09/30/idaho-applies-for-us-money-for-insurance-exchange/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of Idaho has applied for millions of dollars in federal funding to establish a health insurance exchange, but any plans to spend the money will still need approval from the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature and could face an uphill battle in 2012. Idaho House Republicans&#8217; disdain of the health care overhaul passed by Congress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter appoints new head of Commerce Department</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/09/22/otter-appoints-new-head-of-commerce-department/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Governor Butch Otter has appointed an eastern Idaho businessman to head the state Department of Commerce. Jeff Sayer is expected to start Oct. 3 as agency director. The governor&#8217;s office says Sayer most recently worked in business consulting as a managing partner of the Novayx Group. He was also previously president and chief financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter: Idaho will take Obama healthcare money for a state health exchange</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/09/20/otter-idaho-will-take-obama-healthcare-money-for-a-state-health-exchange/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said Tuesday that he will allow the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and Idaho Department of Insurance to ask the federal government for nearly $31 million in grant money to start a health insurance exchange for the state. The exchange will be a marketplace for people and groups to compare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho gov supports man charged with grizzly kill</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/08/25/idaho-gov-supports-man-charged-with-grizzly-kill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter told the Obama Administration this week that a northern Idaho man accused of shooting a grizzly bear had the right to defend his family against the animal. Jeremy Hill, a 33-year-old Porthill man, pleaded not guilty to the federal charge Tuesday. Supporters say the bear wandered into his yard where his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho GOP asks Gov. Otter to detail China ties</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/07/18/idaho-gop-asks-gov-otter-to-detail-china-ties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Republicans are calling on Gov. Butch Otter to detail the state&#8217;s economic ties with China. The party&#8217;s central committee passed a resolution Saturday urging the governor to highlight any involvement by China in his economic development plans. The resolution states that the stability of Idaho&#8217;s form of government is being undermined by strategies used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter, Luna reverse stance on storage business</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/07/07/otter-luna-reverse-stance-on-storage-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna now say they erred when they voted to spend $2.7 million to buy a storage business whose revenue benefits Idaho public schools. As Idaho Land Board members, they voted last August in a unanimous decision to add Affordable Self-Storage in Boise to an endowment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Governors&#8217; Association meets in Idaho</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/29/western-governors-association-meets-in-idaho/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Western Governors&#8217; Association is meeting in northern Idaho this week. The meeting runs Wednesday and Thursday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. At least ten of the 19 WGA member states are expected to attend, and governors will hear presentations on forest health, increasing career opportunities for veterans, and reducing energy demand. Idaho Gov. Butch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter defends spuds in wake of weight gain study</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/29/otter-defends-spuds-in-wake-of-weight-gain-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Idaho&#8217;s biggest politicians is stepping up to defend the state&#8217;s biggest crop. Gov. Butch Otter went on the defensive Tuesday after a new Harvard study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded regularly eating potatoes contributes to weight gain. Otter says regularly eating any kind of food irresponsibly can lead to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter eager to talk about veterans, energy at WGA meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/27/otter-eager-to-talk-about-veterans-energy-at-wga-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/27/otter-eager-to-talk-about-veterans-energy-at-wga-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter says he is eager to meet with his western colleagues and look for ways to help veterans and tackle some of the region&#8217;s issues with energy and forest management. Idaho&#8217;s Republican governor is closing out his tenure as chairman of the Western Governors Association, which is holding its annual meeting later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO: Former governors Bush, Wise help launch Idaho education task force</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/15/audio-former-governors-bush-wise-help-launch-idaho-education-task-force/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/15/audio-former-governors-bush-wise-help-launch-idaho-education-task-force/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush visited Idaho on Tuesday to stump for public schools chief Tom Luna&#8217;s new education laws, saying similar changes are being implemented across the country and critics working to repeal the new laws should first wait for the results. Bush addressed a technology task force that was formed as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter visits E. Idaho to survey flood damage</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/09/otter-visits-e-idaho-to-survey-flood-damage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/06/09/otter-visits-e-idaho-to-survey-flood-damage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter on Thursday paid a visit to eastern Idaho to see some of damage caused by flooding rivers in the region. Otter toured areas in Jefferson, Madison and Bingham counties. His itinerary also included meetings with local officials to talk about the potential for even more flooding damage in the coming weeks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter&#8217;s plans to make Mullan Capital for a Day back on</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/05/12/otters-plans-to-make-mullan-capital-for-a-day-back-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/05/12/otters-plans-to-make-mullan-capital-for-a-day-back-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 01:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter&#8217;s plans to make the north Idaho town of Mullen the centerpiece of his Capital for a Day program are back on. Otter postponed the event last month as the town dealt with ongoing efforts to rescue a miner trapped in a tunnel in the Lucky Friday mine. Larry Marek&#8217;s body was recovered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUDIO: Idaho Gov. Otter applauds wolf delisting</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/05/05/audio-idaho-gov-otter-applauds-wolf-delisting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/05/05/audio-idaho-gov-otter-applauds-wolf-delisting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 17:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is applauding the announcement by the Obama administration that wolves would be removed from the endangered species list effective Thursday. The move announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar takes more than 5,500 wolves from federal protections in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes regions and turns control of the predators in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho teachers&#8217; union files lawsuit over education reform law</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/27/idaho-teachers-union-files-lawsuit-over-education-reform-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/27/idaho-teachers-union-files-lawsuit-over-education-reform-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho teachers union has filed a lawsuit against the governor and public schools chief Tom Luna over a new law that phases out teacher tenure and restricts collective bargaining. Officials with the Idaho Education Association said Wednesday they were challenging the constitutionality of the bill in a lawsuit filed in district court. The measure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Otter vetoes anti-health reform bill, replaces it with executive order</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/20/otter-vetoes-anti-health-reform-bill-replaces-it-with-executive-order/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/20/otter-vetoes-anti-health-reform-bill-replaces-it-with-executive-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Ford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has vetoed a measure that would prevent the state from enacting some provisions of the Obama Administration’s health care reform. However, the governor issued an executive order in its place that contains what could be considered stronger language. Rep. Vito Barbieri, of Dalton Gardens, who sponsored the measure, says Otter vetoed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho wolf disaster bill becomes law</title>
		<link>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/19/idaho-wolf-disaster-bill-becomes-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koze950.com/2011/04/19/idaho-wolf-disaster-bill-becomes-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Danner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Butch Otter has signed a bill into law that will allow him to declare a wolf disaster emergency in Idaho. The governor signed the bill Tuesday, even though Congress already took action this month to strip federal protections from wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains. Otter says he also has concerns about undermining his [...]]]></description>
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