In what is believed to be unprecedented, newspapers in the state’s two metro areas — the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Kansas City Star — published a joint editorial Sunday that criticized Gov. Eric Greitens for his lack of transparency. It was a fitting editorial for Sunshine Week.The newspapers explained that they felt so strongly about the governor’s lack of transparency, and repeated attempts to evade the news media, that they published a joint editorial, “hoping Greitens will change course.”“March 12-18 is Sunshine Week, when American news organizations remind the public — and public servants — about the importance of accountability and transparency as backbones of a properly functioning democracy,” the two newspapers said in the editorial.“Now, barely four months later, a dark money committee has been established that Greitens can use to thumb his nose at the voters’ will. His senior adviser, Austin Chambers, had the gall to tell The Star that the only people who care about transparency are ‘reporters and Democratic operatives’,” the editorial states. The editorial said Chambers forgot about the 1,894,870 Missourians who voted for Amendment 2, which was on the ballot this past November. The amendment clearly states the public interest is best served by limiting campaign contributions, fully disclosing political fundraising and spending, and enforcing the state’s campaign finance laws.Now we have a dark money group, called A New Missouri Inc., to hide donations. The editorial said the pattern of “secret fundraising and secret spending is clear, disturbing and unacceptable.”The editorial was critical of Gov. Greitens’ refusal to answer reporters’ questions and his reluctance to hold press conferences. He has spoken to hand-picked audiences and has gone on Facebook Live “to answer innocuous inquiries from supporters. But no real questions and from real journalists. No.”The editorial said, “He’s betting Missourians don’t care.” Gov. Greitens campaigned against “corrupt career politicians” in Jefferson City “even as dark money contributions open the door to secret influence on an epic scale.”The editorial suggested that an amendment be attached to Greitens’ ethics reform bill requiring all nonprofit social welfare groups in Missouri to publicly disclose their donations on a quarterly basis.“Then dare Greitens to veto that bill. We’ll soon know if his commitment to ethics reform is real.”The editorial concluded: “In honor of Sunshine Week, we also hope Greitens summons the courage to hold a full-blown press conference. Missourians want more than a Facebook governor.”For his chief adviser to say Missourians don’t care about transparency in government is an insult to voters. If Gov. Greitens believes that, he may be taught a political lesson the next time he runs for an office.