Among the bills that are being vetoed: Budgets for the state Department of Water Resources, the Industrial Commission, the Commerce Department, the Military Division, the Arts Commission, the Division of Human Resources, Idaho Public TV, the Blind Commission, the liquor dispensary, the Idaho Historical Society, and more. "These are operating government," Gov. Butch Otter said. "Without these bills, these divisions of government cannot operate." He said of lawmakers, "This is their responsibility." Otter also had a message for the public: "I think the public ought to start calling the Legislature tonight and say, 'Pass those transportation bills and get out of town.'"

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