Denish, Martinez tangle over predatory lending

From the New Mexico Independent - by Trip Jennings - Thursday’s night final debate between Republican Susana Martinez and Democratic Lt. Gov. Diane Denish felt like a review of the past three-and-a-half months, wrapped up in a tidy, one-hour debate. Discussions of corruption, the state’s budget woes, even Denish’s spouse Herb, made cameos. The two candidates tussled over how to improve education and, in what is the single largest challenge facing whoever wins the Nov. 2 election, the state’s woeful budget situation. Everything sounded familiar. That is, except the one moment in 60 minutes of rehashed discussion that appeared to provoke unscripted drama. Denish shocks audience with e-mail on payday lending It came in the first minutes of the debate, when Denish pulled out an invitation to an event on Wednesday for Martinez that she said was sponsored by “predatory lenders” as Denish called them. “Diane Denish will end predatory lending and Susana Martinez has assured us that she will not end predatory lending,” Denish said, reading from the invitation. “I will put a stop to predatory lending,” Denish said. Read more

Denish, Martinez tangle over predatory lending