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<p>Idaho Gov. Butch Otters speaks to reporters at a news conference Wednesday inside his office at the Idaho statehouse in Boise. On Wednesday, Otter signed a measure that will require the state of Idaho to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residences to buy insurance. The move comes as Democrats in Congress hope to pass health care reform this weekend.</p>

<p>Idaho Gov. Butch Otters speaks to reporters at a news conference Wednesday inside his office at the Idaho statehouse in Boise. On Wednesday, Otter signed a measure that will require the state of Idaho to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residences to buy insurance. The move comes as Democrats in Congress hope to pass health care reform this weekend.</p>

March 17, 2010

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Idaho GOP makes its point
March 17, 2010 9 p.m.

Idaho GOP makes its point

Gem State first to sign law aimed at health care plan

BOISE - Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.