'Transparency' Guv Declines To Share Schedules SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (krwg) - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRWG) Gov. Susana Martinez bills herself as the transparency governor, promoting her mandate that all state employee salaries be posted publicly, touting her support for a bill that would require agencies and elected bodies to post notices of their meetings 72 hours in advance and promising quick responses to requests for public records.

But when it comes to her schedule, Martinez keeps her information close to the vest. Other than public appearances, Martinez's office has declined to publicly release information about her travel or how she spends her days on the taxpayers' payroll. And notification of her public appearances often comes with just a few hours notice.

The governor's office says it has a solid record of transparency, citing what it calls a speedy and thorough response to open records requests and its posting of public appearances on her web site.



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