Originally published Oct. 7 on IdahoCapitalSun.com .

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.

The messages, which were still visible on the Boise National Forest and Payette National Forest websites on Thursday, state: “The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding l

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