From Jerome to your town: It’s time for every public meeting in Idaho to be on camera

From Jerome to your town: It’s time for every public meeting in Idaho to be on camera

Livestreaming and archiving public meetings is the cheapest insurance policy for trust in government, writes guest columnist Chris Cargill. (Getty Images)Imagine being told you can’t record what your own government is doing. That’s exactly what happened in Jerome recently, when a reporter was told they couldn’t film a public school board meeting. Think about that: a school board, funded by taxpayers — making decisions that affect families, stude…