Funding And Expenditures For Governor's Cup Raises Ethical Questions

By Samantha Wright

Published January 10, 2019 at 2:28 PM MST

The Governor's Cup has Idahoans contributing to play golf and shoot guns to raise money for scholarship funds.

One of former Governor Butch Otter's legacies is the Governor's Cup, an annual tournament that includes golf and skeet shooting. It was established to raise funds for scholarships, but questions are being asked about the cost of the tournament and whether it serves as anything more than a political networking event. The Cup has provided educational funds for some 250 Idahoans, but at what cost?

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Samantha Wright

As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life!). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

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