EDITORIAL: Transparency lacking in Senate confirmations |
We pay our state senators to represent our interests when they vote. It’s especially important when it comes to confirming appointments made by the governor for positions such as state judges, the heads of state agencies and the leaders of major government boards and commissions.
But if the citizens don’t know how their particular state senator voted on those appointments, how are they to know whether the senator was acting in their best interests? How do the senator’s constituents know if the person the governor appointed was truly the most qualified? How do they know if that appointee’s positions on issues reflected the needs of the people the senator represents? How do the voters know if........