IDOG

The Post Register is trying to prevent a closed courtroom in Melaleuca’s suit against a former vice president of marketing.

From the Post Register

Bad ideas surface at the end of any legislative session. Some zip through both houses during the rush to adjournment.

Editorial from the Idaho Statesman

Smoothies at the Idaho State Tax Commission seem to regard the public as undeserving rubes who just fell off the turnip truck. Why else the full-fledged commission cover-up to conceal paperwork involved in handing out a major tax break to a Wall Street corporation?

Editorial from the Idaho Mountain Express

Observe carefully how the Idaho Supreme Court decides a case involving improper e-mail messages between two public employees. Pay even closer attention to how the court rules on a financial settlement related to the same matter.

From the Times-News

No public resource is more important to Idaho than water. It’s unacceptable, then, for Gov. Butch Otter to plan nearly half a day of closed meetings at his water summit next week.

Editorial from the Idaho Statesman

A former Melaleuca Inc. employee being sued by the company said he won’t get a fair trial if District Judge Darren Simpson remains on the case.

From the Post Register

District Court Judge Darren Simpson on Monday removed himself from a case involving his primary benefactor during last year’s election.

From the Post Register

As important as open courts are to the public, the issue is even more vital to eastern Idaho’s judicial system. Credibility is one commodity eastern Idaho courts can ill afford to lose.

Editorial from the Post Register