House minority leaders are blasting the GOP majority for its move today to suddenly, and without notice, reconsider already-killed legislation blocking a 1 percent COLA for state retirees - which was scheduled to take effect in March. House Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, said the actuarial report that Republican committee members said changed their minds is "easy to misinterpret," and if they were concerned about the report they were sent by a citizen activist, they should've consulted PERSI officials about it. House Assistant Minority Leader James Ruchti, D-Pocatello, said, "It's another example of the majority party ignoring what the state's experts have to say about an issue that is very important to the people of Idaho. ... Now they're ignoring the recommendations of the individuals charged fiduciarily with managing the state's retirement fund."

Rusche said reconsidering the measure without allowing any public input, notice or comment from PERSI was "egregious."

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