Updated 5:03 p.m.
At about 3:00 p.m. I received a note from an offical at the statehouse with the words above.
He told me that a press conference was coming shortly.
Dustin Hurst of the Idaho Reporter is "reporting that Senator JOHN McGEE is resigning." A Press Conference was called at 3:30 p.m.
I had written blogs including Is the Media Drinking the Party Line on John McGee? last July.
And Boise's Channel 2 just confirmed that the sexual harrassment allegations were by a female staffer.
Here is the story on KTVB.
BOISE -- Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says Senator John McGee has submitted a letter to resign from the Idaho Legislature. Otter told The Associated Press that McGee, a four-term senator from Caldwell, submitted the letter Wednesday morning.
McGee had been the caucus chairman, the fourth ranking post in the Senate.
The resignation caps a difficult year for McGee. He was arrested in June and a month later pleaded guilty to drunken driving in a deal that erased accompanying auto theft charges. He served jail time and paid restitution for damaging the vehicle. At the start of the 2012 session, McGee apologized to his colleagues for his actions and survived efforts calling for him to step down from his leadership post.
According to the Idaho Statesman:
McGee resigned Wednesday after allegations of sexual harassment involving a Senate attache who is not a minor, Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill said. The attorney general is reviewing the case, Hill said.
On Saturday, Hill said he received a confidential allegation of sexual harassment from a female Senate employee. He said he asked the Senate secretary to investigate the allegation. The employee is on paid leave. Hill did not say what the alleged harassment was or when it occurred.
Hill said his first priority is providing, “a safe, secure and professional environment for Senate employees.”
Since the Idaho GOP chose to "Stand by Their Man" after he
got drunk, stole a car, and wrecked it --
the story now reads like a tragic comedy. And it was a woman, after all, who finally took him out!