U.S. Senate candidate in Idaho files complaint about government shutdown message on forest websites
Several U.S. Forest Service websites, including the Payette National Forest website, were updated to feature messages about the U.S. government shutdown. (Screenshot courtesy of U.S. Forest Service)
Former Idaho legislator turned independent U.S. Senate candidate Todd Achilles has filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel about messages regarding the U.S. government shutdown that appear at the top of U.S. Forest Service websites.
On Friday, Achilles of Boise filed a complaint alleging that U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz violated the Hatch Act by displaying what Achilles called “overtly partisan messages” appearing on the Forest Service’s websites.
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