Trib: Ysursa Fights Secretive Donors
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Lewiston Tribune opinionator Marty Trillhaase cheers Secretary of State Ben Ysursa:
One thing you can count on, Ysursa will defend Idaho's Sunshine law against all comers. Passed by the voters nearly four decades ago, the law says candidates and organizations must tell you where they get their money. Desperate to avoid defeat, backers of the Luna laws are hiding the source of $200,350. Here's how their shell game works: Parents for Education disclosed collecting that amount from a single source - Education Voters of Idaho. And where did Education Voters of Idaho get the money? It refuses to say. Among the people involved is former state Rep. Debbie Field, R-Boise - who is a political ally of Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter - and John Foster, who ran one-term Democratic Congressman Walt Minnick's shop. If they get away with this, the Sunshine law will go dark."To not do it eviscerates the whole law," Ysursa said. "If they are not covered, then nobody is." Full Cheers & Jeers column here.
Question: Do you consider Idaho's Sunshine law important?