SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Outgoing New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf, who appointed himself to the Public Regulation Commission nominating committee, has avoided an ethics hearing by resigning. The State Ethics Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing last Friday after a lawmaker complained about Egolf’s self-appointment.
The New Mexico Ethics Commission has settled with the state treasurer after a complaint alleged the treasurer used official state seals in political communications.