Little has indelibly scarred his record
By Travis Quast, Monte LaOrange and Bryan Clark on April 5, 2020
Gov. Brad Little has always been known as a practical man and a negotiator. And that makes his decisions on March 31 — which will be remembered as the worst day in his long career in public office to date — so baffling.
Little vetoed a bill sponsored by Rep. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, that would provide some compensation to those who are wrongfully convicted and serve prison sentences. In the House and Senate combined, the bill had received only one vote against passage.
Little said he agreed with the bill’s motives but disagreed with the details. Yet Ricks says Little never communicated any of these concerns to him during the legislative session when they could have been addressed through amendments to make the bill ready for his signature.
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