AS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEARS ITS END IN SANTA FE ON SATURDAY, A POWER STRUGGLE HAS STARTED BETWEEN SOME LAWMAKERS AND THE GOVERNOR. THE LAWMAKERS ARE NOW ASKING IF GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S RECENT EIGHT VETOES ARE CONSTITUTIONAL. THEY SAY SHE GAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR KILLING THOSE BILLS … BUT A GOVERNOR’S SPOKESMAN SAYS SHE SENT AN EXPLANATION DOWN WITH THE VETOES.
STILL, THE LAWMAKERS SAY SHE VETOED THOSE BILLS SO LATE IN THE SESSION THAT THEY’LL BECOME LAW REGARDLESS. MARTINEZ DISPUTES THAT SO THE ISSUE WILL HAVE TO BE SORTED OUT BY THE COURTS.
