What Happened to Transparency and Openness?
Less than four weeks into her term, Governor Susana Martinez had to be reminded by the New Mexico Supreme Court that, “Nobody is above the law.” The reason: the Governor had tried to prevent recently approved dairy rules, among other new environmentally protective rules, from going into effect.
The Governor’s Administration is still dodging the rules in order to help her industry friends. This time, the Administration is helping the dairy industry avoid taking common sense steps that would prevent their cows’ waste from continuing to contaminate New Mexico’s precious groundwater…