L.C.S.: Capitol Security Video of Stapleton is Private

Ben Lujan

Albuquerque Journal - SANTA FE — The Legislative Council Service has denied a Journal request to look at the security video from a meeting in the Capitol at which House Majority Whip Sheryl Williams Stapleton angrily confronted another lawmaker. The council service — the Legislature’s administrative and bill-drafting arm — says Capitol security videos are not public records and therefore not covered by the Inspection of Public Records Act. According to Rep. Nora Espinoza, R-Roswell, Stapleton verbally assailed her during a break in a Legislative Education Study Committee meeting on Dec. 14, accusing Espinoza of publicly questioning her integrity. Stapleton, an Albuquerque Democrat, acknowledges having referred to Republican Gov. Susana Martinez as “the Mexican on the Fourth Floor” during the incident. Read full story here (subscription required): News New Mexico

L.C.S.: Capitol Security Video of Stapleton is Private