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Governor inaugurated, on to session…

A color guard marches up the state capitol steps at the close of formal inauguration ceremonies Friday in Boise. (Betsy Russell)
A color guard marches up the state capitol steps at the close of formal inauguration ceremonies Friday in Boise. (Betsy Russell)

Here's a link to my full story at spokesman.com on Gov. Butch Otter's second inauguration today, which came amid hoopla, booming cannons and an A-10 jet flyover on the state Capitol steps. Otter pledged to turn the emergency measures the state has taken to cope with a huge economic downturn into "standard operating practices" for his administration, as he started his second four-year term leading the state. You can read the full text of the governor's speech here.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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