Wayne Hoffman (pictured), head of the foundation, also decried the fact that two state lawmakers who have missed all or part of two recent legislative sessions - one to care for his wife who was dying of cancer, the other for his own treatment for brain cancer - continued to receive state health coverage and pension benefits. The lawmakers both appointed substitutes to serve in their absence. Though changing that policy wouldn’t save any state money, Hoffman said it’s not “good for legislators to be gone for two legislative sessions and remain on the state payroll”/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

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• Question: What do you make of Hoffman's complaint (which was part of an overview on government waste by his Idaho Freedom Foundation)?