A STATE LAWMAKER WON'T BE KEEPING THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HE WAS PAID FOR THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT HE MISSED. STATE REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIP ARCHULETA OF LAS CRUCES SAYS HE'LL RETURN THE MONEY TO THE STATE. HE SAYS HE MISSED THE SESSION BECAUSE HE WAS RECUPERATING FROM HAVING HIS RIGHT LEG AMPUTATED IN JANUARY.
ARCHULETA SAYS HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS BEING PAID UNTIL A FAMILY MEMBER TOLD HIM.
ALBUQUERQUE REPRESENTATIVE ERNEST CHAVEZ ALSO GOT HIS DAILY EXPENSE PAY, DESPITE MISSING THE SESSION DUE TO ILLNESS.
