Gov. Butch Otter issued a letter today reappointing Col. Ralph Powell as director of the Idaho State Police for the next four years; you can read the letter here. That's the last of Otter's cabinet appointees to receive a reappointment for Otter's third term; the lack of one had drawn some attention this seek, as Powell was at the center of the dispute with Corrections Corp. of America over under-staffing and over-billing when CCA was running Idaho's largest prison; the state agreed to a $1 million settlement from CCA over the matter.