Corporate America now wants to do away with sane City of Albuquerque campaign fund limitations so they can get their fingers into our Mayor's race. This should come as no surprise to anyone. They have filed a lawsuit to overturn the city's ban on allowing businesses with city contracts from donating to candidates. A disaffected democrat, think former legislator Al Park, has teamed up with right winger Mickey Barnett to put corporate CEO's in the funding drivers seat. This will be interesting to watch.
It seems the only time Governor Martinez gets to brag about economic development is when she rides the coat tails of Governor Richardson. This time it is the announcement that the Space Port that Richardson started has a new tenant that will test and further develop reusable rockets. Well, it is still a good sign and Martinez hired an able person to carry on the work of the Space Port.
At the same time the Journal did a good story on the problems at the Licensing and Regulation department. The philosophy at the department under a bad Martinez appointee is that enforcing regulations and standards is a bad thing. Meanwhile, the fruit of that kind of thinking is borne out in the ever increasing death toll in Bangladesh. The collapse of the substandard built garment factory there has now caused a total of 705 deaths. One wonders if Martinez knows how to fire bad appointees.
It seems the only time Governor Martinez gets to brag about economic development is when she rides the coat tails of Governor Richardson. This time it is the announcement that the Space Port that Richardson started has a new tenant that will test and further develop reusable rockets. Well, it is still a good sign and Martinez hired an able person to carry on the work of the Space Port.
At the same time the Journal did a good story on the problems at the Licensing and Regulation department. The philosophy at the department under a bad Martinez appointee is that enforcing regulations and standards is a bad thing. Meanwhile, the fruit of that kind of thinking is borne out in the ever increasing death toll in Bangladesh. The collapse of the substandard built garment factory there has now caused a total of 705 deaths. One wonders if Martinez knows how to fire bad appointees.
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During Al Park's first legislative session, he got in a jam because the other Democrats found out he had been providing copies of official party memos on certain bills to then-GOP State Rep. Dan Foley. Sounds like Al thinks he has a lot of scores to settle.
It is interesting that no one is coming to Al's defense here.
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