Senator wants quicker release of settlement information

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Should the public have the right to know how their money is spent when it comes to lawsuits? One lawmaker thinks so, but it will take a change in law to do it.
Sen. Sander Rue says it’s time to end the policy of public money being used to buy silence. He’s introduced a bill that would require all settlements of lawsuits involving public money to be made public much sooner.
Lawsuits, too many to count, have been filed against government