Keough’s departure doesn’t bode well

In a Saturday editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune comments:

On paper, at least, you’d have to say no one had more political assets than Idaho state Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint.

After more than two decades in the Senate, Keough had achieved her goal to serve as co-chairwoman of the powerful Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. In fact, she had deferred previous offers to serve as chairwoman of other committees in order to help guide Idaho’s $3 billion fiscal blueprint.

That makes her one of only two northern Idaho lawmakers - the other being Lewiston’s Dan Johnson at Local Government and Taxation - to run a Senate committee. More here.