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Gov. Susana Martinez said she will webcast State Investment Council meetings according to a report from NMPolitics.net Friday morning.
Martinez’s move comes after she has been criticized for sending workers to tape committee meetings for what some Democrats believe are political reasons.
“People should not be prohibited from filming or recording public meetings of the executive, and our office will begin webcasting certain meetings ourselves, beginning with the State Investment Council,” Martinez told NMPolitics.net in a prepared statement.
NMPolitics.net’s Heath Haussamen suggested that Martinez webcast meetings of the State Investment Council and the State Transportation Commission.
“Those are two public bodies under Martinez’s control that deal with a lot of money,” Haussamen wrote. “It’s important to make their meetings more accessible too.”
The state Senate approved a rule that allows committee chairs to stop people from video taping committee hearings. The rule does not apply to the news media.
The next meeting for the State Investment Council is in March but it may not feature Martinez. A bill by state Sen. Tim Keller, D-Albuquerque, seeks to remove the governor from the council. The bill has already passed the Senate and has been assigned to committees in the House.
The bill was amended in the Senate allowing the governor to stay on the State Investment Council until 2013.
