Nunez Clashes with Lujan Over Stall Tactics

Andy Nunez

Santa Fe New Mexican - The 2011 special session is only three days old, but already the governor's agenda appears bogged down in a political squabble. Four bills related to Gov. Susana Martinez's biggest priorities haven't even been printed. They've all been sent to a committee of the House of Representatives that will determine whether they should be taken up, even though each subject was on the proclamation that called lawmakers into special session Tuesday. One of the bills would overturn a 2003 law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. The others would merge state agencies, prop up the state's unemployment fund and give local authorities the power to ban fireworks. By comparison, most other bills introduced in the House so far have been printed and directed to committees for hearings. On Thursday, the sponsor of the driver's license bill, unaffiliated Rep. Andy Nuñez of Hatch, accused House Speaker Ben Luján of playing political games to delay the governor's agenda. Luján disputed the accusation, saying he wasn't deliberately delaying anything, and that he had told Nuñez as much. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Nunez Clashes with Lujan Over Stall Tactics