What the Heck is Going On at the Roundhouse?

Rob Nikolewski

Capitol Report New Mexico - What the heck is going on at the Roundhouse? As we mentioned in an earlier post, some Democrats got annoyed when lower-level staff members of Gov. Martinez started showing up at committee meeting hearings to record the proceedings on Flipcams — and then uploading them onto the governor’s website. (You can access the videos by clicking here.) Even though the proceedings are open to the public and webcast through www.nmlegis.gov Senators from both parties passed a measure this week by a 35-3 vote declaring that proceedings can only be photographed or videotaped with the approval of the respective committees’ chairman and vice-chairman. Only Sens. Sander Rue (R-Albuquerque), Mark Boitano (R-Albuquerque) and Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) voted against the measure, which is pitiful on its face. (NOTE: Rod Adair (R-Roswell) was absent for the vote but says he’s in favor of recording all legislative meetings.) Read full column here: News New Mexico

What the Heck is Going On at the Roundhouse?