By Robert Nott and Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican James Mountain, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s controversial pick to head the state Indian Affairs Department, could spend most of his first year in office as Cabinet secretary-designate. State Sen. Katy Duhigg, an Albuquerque Democrat who chairs the Senate Rules Committee the first […]
New Mexico’s governor isn't backing down on her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department. Advocates who have worked to address violence against Native American women and bring more attention to missing persons cases within their communities are pushing the state Senate to hold a confirmation hearing for James Mountain. Advocates say the process should be transparent, and Mountain should be publicly vetted like other members of the governor's cabinet. The charges against Mountain were dismissed in 2010 after prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to go to trial.
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While a number of governor-appointed Cabinet secretaries have been confirmed by the Senate this year, to date there has been no hearing scheduled for one of the most controversial of the appointees. That’s James Mountain, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s choice to head the state Indian Affairs Department and who has come under fire from critics who say […]
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