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Last Updated on Monday, 11 February 2008 05:14 Written by rslcpol Monday, 11 February 2008 05:04
Don’t they know, it’s like that genius Stevie Ray always said: If the house is a rockin, don’t bother knockin…
SANTA FE — There’s a fight brewing between lawmakers and the governor over what happens when the Legislature passes a bill and there’s no one home in the Governor’s Office to accept it.Senate leaders said Sunday it’s a constitutional dispute that could end up in court.
The problem began Saturday night, when lawmakers passed important budget and capital outlay legislation and then tried to deliver it to Gov. Bill Richardson’s office.
This entry was posted on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 5:04 pm and is filed under Dems Behaving Badly, State Legislature News.
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