Idaho’s governors have met with the Idaho Press Club during the annual legislative session since the tradition began with Cecil Andrus in the early 1970s. They did it because they honored the media’s duty to inform. But this year, Gov. Butch Otter begged off. On Feb. 25, spokesman Jon Hanian told a club organizer Otter would end the streak “due to scheduling constraints.” On Monday, Hanian dispensed with the niceties. “The governor said, ‘Look, I’m not going to do it this year.’” Lt. Gov. Brad Little has agreed to fill in Wednesday. Otter declined my requests for comment. Otter’s clamming up seems more common now that he faces lame-duckhood/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Is Otter obligated to talk to the media?