Marty: Jeers To Hill, Denney

Marty Trillhaase, the Lewiston Tribune opinionator, gives jeers to Idaho Senate Idaho Senate President Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, and House Speaker Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale. Quoth: “Under their leadership, the Legislature has put public schools, higher education, health care and state government in general on a starvation diet. People have lost their jobs. They’ve been placed on unpaid furloughs. Those who remain have been forced to pick up the slack.” However, Marty continues, Legislative Services Director Jeff Youtz went to his bosses last spring, he got their approval to hand out bonuses. Not just one or two for people who might jump ship. But 59. Throughout state government last week, only 102 workers got a bonus. Concludes, Marty: “So now we have two classes of state workers: Those who work for Denney and Hill. And those who don’t.” (Marty also offers jeers to Gov. Butch Otter in latest editorial)

Question: Why were Hill & Denney so tone deaf re: bonuses handed to legislative staffers?