Major Editorial Boards Mum On Scott Fitzgerald's Mining Bill Outrage

Silence from major papers' editorial writers about Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's imperious conduct on the mining bill is not golden.

He overturned normal bill-writing and public hearing processes this week in favor of a manipulated, jury-rigged love fest for mining interests set up instead for this morning, and no doubt will be emboldened by the pass he's getting from opinion-makers.