Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter

A proposal that would increase an Idaho child tax credit to provide more tax relief to families is on its way to the governor's desk for consideration.

Idaho will become the latest state to require women seeking medical abortions to be informed that drug-induced abortions may be halted halfway, despite opposition from medical groups

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has signed into law a roadkill bill that would allow motorists or passers-by to humanely dispatch a badly injured animal unintentionally hit by a vehicle.

The governor has signed the first bill to hit his desk that will reduce what Idaho employers pay in unemployment insurance tax.

Here is the full transcript of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's State of the State speech to the joint session of the Idaho Legislature on Monday, January 8

Gooding will become the state capital for just a day next week. On Monday, December 18, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter will move state business to the city of Gooding.

The head of an Idaho business lobbying group says he overstepped when stating what Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter will propose during the 2018 legislative session.

The Idaho Department of Commerce is seeing some changes in leadership. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced the Chief Operating Officer Bobbi-Jo Mueleman will become the director

Boise businessman Tommy Ahlquist has quietly launched an attack website criticizing his Republican gubernatorial opponents as sad choices for Idahoans.

The Idaho National Guard has welcomed a new commanding general. KTVB-TV reports that Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and other National Guard members met at Gowen Field Sunday for a change of command ceremony.

The largest Greek yogurt plant in the world is getting even bigger in southern Idaho with a second expansion since it opened in 2012.

An Idaho Supreme Court ruling has the state's top legislative leaders scrambling to prepare for a 2018 session unlike any other in the Gem State's recent history

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says the state has to be vigilant monitoring the federal government's creation of a new sage grouse conservation plan because of federal employees who worked on the previous plan that caused Otter to file a lawsuit.

The deputy Attorney General of Idaho has been appointed by the governor to serve as a judge on the Idaho Court of Appeals. This week Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced Deputy Attorney General Jessica Marie Lorello will serve out the term of retired Judge John Melanson.

Western governors say electric vehicles will be able to travel easier across 5,000 miles of highway under a new agreement promising to build a network of charging stations in seven states. The governors of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming announced Wednesday they had signed a memorandum of understanding to create a regional electric vehicle plan.

Idaho’s governor has appointed a new head of the state department of labor after the previous director resigned. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter appointed Melinda Smyser on Friday to head the Idaho Department of Labor. Smyser is the regional director for U.S. Senator Jim Risch and a former state senator from Parma.

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says Jerome County officials should not be swayed by possible legal challenges as they consider a contract leasing out space in the county's new jail to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A Magic Valley judge has been appointed by the governor to the Idaho Supreme Court today.

State leaders and lawmakers are remembering the late Cecil Andrus, former governor and interior secretary, who passed away this week

HAILEY, Idaho (KLIX) Idaho's governor has appointed a Hailey lawyer to take the place of a retiring judge.