Governor Gump: Always Looking Out for the Big Guys

I know I shouldn't be surprised that Mitch would stick up for corporations over the Hoosier's he's supposed to serve (am I the only one who gets the feeling he thinks we're supposed to serve him?)I just didn't expect the administration to be so open about it:

"According to the administration, lawmakers will know everything they need to know before they're asked to act. But they acknowledge that bidders' proprietary interests will trump detailed legislative or public scrutiny of any proposed deal, which could leave lawmakers discussing a pig in the poke."

Oh, but it gets better:

"According to the state's published timeline for the lease, bidders must submit "final and binding proposals" by early January, with a "financial close" anticipated in June.

That is well past the last day that lawmakers can meet in next year's short legislative session, which must end by March 15."

So not only are they going to keep the General Assembly and the public in the dark, but they have it timed so that the deal will be finalized during a time that legislators can't meet. Kind of like how they announced all the BMV closing after the General Assembly adjourned, so as to avoid the legally required legislative overview of the closings.

But don't worry, Mitch insists that he'll only sign if the state comes out a winner. If this ends up anything like the DST fiasco we'll end up paying to drive on gravel roads.