House Speaker Blots Out Sunshine

Idaho’s speaker of the House has decided to unilaterally kill legislation to expand Idaho’s Sunshine Law, which would have ended the state’s distinction as one of  just three states with no personal financial disclosure requirements for elected officials or candidates. “The Senate and the governor worked on it, but the House wasn’t included,” said House Speaker Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale. “I think it’s an issue that’s not ripe on the House side yet”/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here .

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Question: What do you think of House Speaker Lawerence Denney’s unilateral action in killing an expansion of Idaho’s Sunshine Law?