In this 2019 photo, sun reflects off the National Rifle Association’s headquarters building in suburban Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C. (John M. Chase/Getty Images)
Why did Idaho Gov. Brad Little appoint the longtime spokesman of the scandal-plagued National Rifle Association to run two of the state’s most image- and management-sensitive cash cows — the Idaho Lottery and the state liquor dispensary?
It’s a good question that the governor’s office isn’t answering.
On Aug. 22, with no fanfare, L ittle announced the appointment of Andrew Arulanandam , who served for a few months this year as the interim president of the NRA and before that for years as the organization’s top public affairs official, to run two Idaho agencies that over the last 10 years have produced more than $2.1 billion for Idaho’s public schools, building, local governments and the general fund.
