A Roundhouse flap over … gift bags?

From Capitol Report New Mexico.com - There is plenty of heated debate at the Roundhouse as we head into the last 11 days of the 30-day legislative session. But one odd source of irritation for one state senator concerned … gift bags that legislators received last week in connection with American Indian Day at the state capitol. Sen. Lynda Lovejoy (D-Crownpoint) was upset about the gift bags given to lawmakers by the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) to showcase their production and growing potential of native commerce. She didn’t have a problem with NAPI but with what was found inside the bag. She even sent out a news release about it: What was extremely troubling was that in each bag there was a post card of the Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and Vice President Rex Lee Jim with their pictures on the front of the card. This gave the impression that it was the Navajo Nation President and Vice President were involved in the generous work of presenting the gift bags, and it also gave the impression as if Navajo Nation president, Ben Shelly, is still in a campaign mode. It was promotional, and not relevant to the business of the legislature…Read more

A Roundhouse flap over … gift bags?