Ethics Complaint Against AG Balderas
July 23, 2021 – The Line panel explores the ethics complaint filed against Attorney General Hector Balderas over his handling of a proposed merger for the Public Service Company of New Mexico. Avangrid, the company looking to acquire PNM, hired Marcus Rael, Jr., who is a close friend and frequent contract attorney for Balderas. The Line also looks at the balance of such deals, which are supposed to weigh the costs and benefits to shareholders against those of ratepayers.
Host: Gene Grant
Line Guests:
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, Santa Fe New Mexican
Serge Martinez, UNM Law School
Diane Snyder, former state senator
For More Information:
New Mexico attorney general accused of violating state ethics laws in negotiating utility merger – Searchlight New Mexico
Watchdogs file complaint against New Mexico attorney general –Santa Fe New Mexican
Image-building is a big, expensive process in PNM-Avangrid merger effort – Santa Fe New Mexican
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This segment is part of our #YourNMGov project, in collaboration with KUNM radio. Support for public media provided by the Thornburg Foundation.