Trib: Don’t Get Downwind Of Denney

House State Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher, R-Iona, wouldn’t be where he is without House Speaker Lawerence Denney (pictured), R-Midvale. And where the eastern Idaho Republican finds himself is in the vortex of a widening scandal. Simply put, Loertscher abused his public trust. Back home, he’s got a dispute with his neighbors about whether a road on his property is public right of way. He says no. But a bill sponsored by the Idaho Association of Highway Districts would have submitted such claims to a public hearing before the county commissioners. If you’re one of Loertscher’s neighbors, you prefer the more convenient, cheaper and less formal process of going before local elected officials. Not if you’re Loertscher. He couldn’t wait to take his dispute with the county to a judge. First, however, he had to kill the highway district bill/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Do you consider House Speaker Lawerence Denney to be ethically challenged?