According to the Journal, link, the Journal has filed a
lawsuit against the NM Department of Transportation
over their failure to surrender public records as required under
the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act.
According the the Journal, their complaint alleges;
"The department has violated the IPRA in order to derail and obstruct an investigation into potential corrupt practices and incompetent management of public funds by high-ranking public officials in the employ of NMDOT," the complaint states."Noteworthy if you are a taxpayer;
"The complaint claims the defendants engaged in a pattern and practice of secretly withholding public records, falsely denying the existence of public records that had been requested and violating the records inspection act by failing to explain their decision to withhold documents that had been requested"
- You will be paying the salary of the lawyers who defend your public servants against charges that they were acting against your interests.
- In the unlikely event that they are fined, you will pay the fine, not the public servants who tried to hide public records from public knowledge.
- In the likely event that the Journal insists that their legal fees and court costsbe paid by the NMDOT, the money will come out of your pocket, not the pockets of anyone who deliberately hid documents.
Have a great day.
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Noteworthy if you are a taxpayer;
You will be paying the salary of the lawyers who defend your public servants against charges that they were acting against your interests.
In the unlikely event that they are fined, you will pay the fine, not the public servants who tried to hide public records from public knowledge.
In the likely event that the Journal insists that their legal fees and court costsbe paid by the NMDOT, the money will come out of your pocket, not the pockets of anyone who deliberately hid documents.
So we just forget about it? In New Mexico corruption is a way of life.
Just ask Bill
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