The Statehouse should be as transparent as town hall. In a time when our demodracy is under attack, our leaders need to build trust in the workings of government. In a democracy, it's essential that voters can see how decisions get made. That includes:

• Apply sunshine laws for public records and open meetings to the state legislature, just like local governments and most other states

• Follow the will of the voters, who overwhelmingly supported the ability of the State Auditor to audit the state legislature; utilize a neutral and third-party expert as needed to resolve disputes on the issue and move forward

• Record all committee and floor votes

• Make committee meetings more accessible

• Ensure bills and amendments are available with enough time before vote

• Create a non-partisan legislative research agency

• Shift key programs from temporary authorization to regular law, to avoid annual bottlenecking as part of the budget process