Senators Rue and Wirth to Appear on NewsNM

Peter Wirth

Senator Peter Wirth, a Democrat, joined two lone Republicans, Senators Sander Rue and Mark Boitano in casting votes against an overwhelming majority of their colleagues in the Senate last week. The issue was the a measure declaring that committee proceedings in the Roundhouse can only be photographed or videotaped with the approval of the respective committees’ chairman and vice-chairman.

Sander Rue

What was not determined with the 35-3 vote (Senator Rod Adair expressed his opposition to the proposal but did not vote) was the criteria to be used by the great and powerful chairs and vice chairs to preclude photography and vidotaping of "public" proceedings. We will have both Senator Wirth and Senator Rue on News New Mexico this morning to explore this latest barrier to open government.

 

Senators Rue and Wirth to Appear on NewsNM