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Little: Nothing he’d veto so far this year…

Lt. Gov. Brad Little speaks to the Idaho Press Club on Wednesday; he said passing the budget and addressing the primary election system are must-do's for the Legislature before it adjourns, likely in a week or two. (Betsy Russell)
Lt. Gov. Brad Little speaks to the Idaho Press Club on Wednesday; he said passing the budget and addressing the primary election system are must-do's for the Legislature before it adjourns, likely in a week or two. (Betsy Russell)

Asked if there are any bills so far this session that he would veto - the lieutenant governor is acting governor when the governor is out of state, and gets to sign or veto bills - Lt. Gov. Brad Little said, "Actually I have written a few notes on a couple bills," and he said he's seen a draft of a letter on one bill that Gov. Butch Otter may let become law without his signature. But, Little said, "There's nothing I've seen yet that I would veto. But it's no different than serving in the Legislature. There's a lot of bills that you vote on that you wish you had 'none of the above' as an option, but it's action that has to take place. It's just like these incredibly complex education series of bills. There's little bits and pieces of it that I don't like, but the total direction of it I think is absolutely essential."



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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