Idaho pays its bills for firefighting after the fact – about a year and a half after the fact, after other agencies responsible for part of the costs have paid up, and the net cost to the state is known. So when the latest firefighting costs bill came before the House today, for $17.5 million in firefighting bills that were still outstanding as of the end of fiscal year 2014, last July 1, along with small amounts for hazardous cleanup and pest surveys, the bill passed easily, 68-1. The one dissenter? Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Is this a good approach for a legislator when everyone else is voting yes?