Miller: Governor Gets Bolder

Jay Miller

Inside the Capitol - Susana-PAC has been formed to help elect courageous state and local leaders committed to the types of reforms that will move New Mexico forward. We were all rather surprised when former-Gov. Bill Richardson kept his political action committee going strong even after he won his second term as governor and dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But now Gov. Susana Martínez has taken the idea a step further. First she used leftover PAC money from her campaign to buy radio ads and make robocalls to promote her legislative agenda. Now she has created a second PAC to help fund state and local candidates who agree with her issues. What are those issues? Martínez names three in her fundraising announcement — repealing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, school reforms and lowering taxes. Read full column here: News New Mexico

Miller: Governor Gets Bolder