A public hearing today (FRI) takes testimony on the proposed new execution protocol.

Speaker of the Legislature Galen Hadley worries that the proposal would keep secret the pharmacist supplying the drugs needed for lethal injection

But, Governor Pete Ricketts defends the move, saying the pharmacist has now been added to the execution team. . .

Ricketts expresses confidence the protocol will be approved.

The legislature repealed the death penalty in the 2015 session, but voters reinstated it during the November election.