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When Gov. C. L. Otter took office last month and immediately halted construction work on the state Capitol his objections went beyond the $130 million price tag for the renovation and addition. "My concern is also about the expansion of government,” said Mr. Otter, a Republican. “When you have more space, bureaucracy doesn’t like an empty office. It creates a vacuum. It sucks people into it, and all of a sudden you’ve got to have more people.” The governor has since reached a deal with the Republican-controlled Legislature to cut the project in half, allowing construction to go forward, although not until the new individual offices for legislators are removed from the blueprints. Yet if Mr. Otter won this round, he might well savor the moment because Idaho’s government is growing whether or not government buildings grow with it/Chad Case, The New York Times.

Question: Are you concerned about the growth of Idaho's bureaucracy?

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