Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt, a Republican known for signing an agreement with the federal government to remove nuclear waste from his state, died at home on Saturday. He was 96.
statehouse in 1965 and served in the state House of Representatives and state Senate for the next 18 years.governor, called him “a rare leader who transcends political ideology.”
As a legislator, Batt pushed to create a state Human Rights Commission, an achievement that became more notable when white supremacist groups made northernBatt also supported laws guaranteeing a minimum wage for farmworkers and, as governor, covering Hispanic farmworkers under ‘s workers compensation program; a position that put him at odds with many in the agricultural industry he rose from and which dominates the state landscape.
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