Martinez To Push For Fireworks Legislation In NM
Dozens of New Mexico cities and counties have banned the sale of certain types of fireworks and limited the use of others as all of the state remains stuck in drought ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
Gov. Susana Martinez says she would have called for an emergency statewide ban had she had the power to do so.
She blames politics for stalled efforts to change the law and plans to push similar legislation during the 2013 session.
Martinez and fire officials gathered in Albuquerque’s foothills on Friday to urge New Mexicans to refrain from using fireworks.
New Mexico has been struggling with dry conditions in recent years, and the last two fire seasons have been record-breakers in terms of the acres charred and the number of homes destroyed.
