New Mexico AG fires scathing volley in public records fight with Gov

From Santa Fe Reporter:

The latest round of wrangling over a public-records complaint SFR filed last year may have serious implications for transparency in New Mexico. Last week, Assistant Attorney General Sally Malavé sent a sharply worded letter to Matthew Stackpole, the assistant general counsel to Gov. Susana Martinez, urging the governor’s office to respond “immediately” to a public-records request SFR filed last June.
 
The issue dates back to May 2, 2012, when New Mexico Public Education Department spokesman Larry Behrens sent a now-infamous email … to top Martinez officials.
 
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… For each public official, Behrens used a private email account …