From
the Santa Fe New Mexican - Gov. Susana Martinez, who has been working to trim the number of Cabinet-level agencies in state government, already has fewer people on the state payroll writing news releases and serving as spokesmen. As of last week, 27 public-information officers were working for the state, compared with 51 at one point in former Gov. Bill Richardson's administration. In addition to fewer such employees, their salaries are lower, drawing cheers from fiscal conservatives. "It's not atypical of what we have seen from her," said Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation think tank. Gessing said Martinez has cut back on spending compared to Richardson but "hasn't gone as far back" as the tight-fisted spending levels under the last Republican governor, Gary Johnson. "On one hand, I applaud her for cutting back and reducing pay in tough public times," Gessing said. "Is there more to go? Quite possibly."
Read more
Martinez cuts state's PR corps
From the Santa Fe New Mexican - Gov. Susana Martinez, who has been working to trim the number of Cabinet-level agencies in state government, already has fewer people on the state payroll writing news releases and serving as spokesmen. As of last week, 27 public-information officers were working for the state, compared with 51 at one point in former Gov. Bill Richardson's administration. In addition to fewer such employees, their salaries are lower, drawing cheers from fiscal conservatives. "It's not atypical of what we have seen from her," said Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation think tank. Gessing said Martinez has cut back on spending compared to Richardson but "hasn't gone as far back" as the tight-fisted spending levels under the last Republican governor, Gary Johnson. "On one hand, I applaud her for cutting back and reducing pay in tough public times," Gessing said. "Is there more to go? Quite possibly." Read more
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment