Story of 11th Hour Shenanigans in House

Sandra Jeff

Santa Fe New Mexican - It all started late Friday night, with less than 24 hours to go in the 60-day legislative session. The House's tax-writing committee convened a late-night meeting in which members added projects to Senate Bill 218, the capital-outlay legislation, including $7 million for critical water and wastewater-treatment facilities and $11 million to address completion of projects around the state. Also added was $180,000 for a project on Superman Canyon Road in McKinley County for Rep. Sandra Jeff, D-Crownpoint. Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup, was bothered by the secrecy surrounding the late-night additions, she said Monday. "All I knew was that there were big chunks of money in that bill, and no one knew how it would be spent," Lundstrom said. She wasn't the only one. "A lot of us didn't know that there were amendments until afterward because we were on the floor," said Sen. Lynda Lovejoy, D-Crownpoint. "Those were the shenanigans pulled in there in the 11th hour, always in the House." Read full story here: News New Mexico

Story of 11th Hour Shenanigans in House