Environmentalists file complaint against New Mexico official

SANTA FE (AP) – An environmental group is accusing a New Mexico utility regulator of misconduct for asking the state’s largest electric provider to make a political donation to a Democrat running for the state treasurer’s office.
New Energy Economy filed the complaint against Public Regulation Commissioner Karen Montoya with the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday.
The Santa Fe-based group had called out Montoya last year and questioned her relationship with Public Se