Say it ain’t so!
Idaho Democrats are going the way of their Republican brethren when it comes to government secrecy.
The minority Democrats, with just 18 House seats and seven in the Senate, made the decision to caucus behind closed doors to maximize their effectiveness.
That reason doesn’t fly with us.
Editorial from the Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Idaho’s House and Senate minority caucuses have voted to close their meetings to the public, saying they don’t want Republicans to get a glimpse of their game plan.
“To maximize our effectiveness in the Legislature, we must take the field with every advantage that we can muster,†said House Assistant Minority Leader James Ruchti, D-Pocatello.
From The Spokesman-Review
The legislative minority abandoned its argument that Democrats are the champions of transparency at the Legislature.
From the Idaho Statesman