ITHO: Idaho Gummint Opening Up?

Earlier this week, I wrote about Idaho’s lackluster efforts in making public records available online. I researched the issue on behalf of Sunshine Week, a national organization that spotlights the value of public access to government records. Idaho wound up tied for No. 40 in a national ranking of online records access. Now to a double serving of good news from Monday’s Senate State Affairs Committee meeting. The committee introduced a bill that would require elected officials to file financial disclosure reports, and approved a bill to put some teeth into the open meetings law/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Statesman. More here .

• Idaho must play greater role in day-care regulation /SR
• Boo, AIG bonuses; now, back to the main feature /Jim Fisher, Lewiston Tribune
• ‘Sunshine’ forecast: Very good in Idaho /Vickie Holbrook. Idaho Press-Tribune
• Legislators leave children in harm’s way /Doug Bauer, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
• U.S. Senate tinkers with Owyhees wilderness proposal /Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman

Question: By and large, do governments at all levels in Idaho respect the Open Meeting Law?