Capitol Hearings Deemed Successful

Reviewing this year’s legislative session, Legislative Services Director Jeff Youtz told the Legislative Council this morning that this year’s unprecedented large public hearings were a success. “By and large it went very well, I thought,” Youtz told the council, which is chaired by House Speaker Lawerence Denney and Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill. “The opportunity for the public to participate is just tremendous in this newly redesigned building. We could never have done that in the past”/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here.

Question: Do you consider hearings to be a success when lawmakers ignore the public and end up doing what they intended to do in the first place?