NEW MEXICO HAS A NEW SECRETARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS APPOINTED FORMER U-S ATTORNEY FOR NEW MEXICO GREG FOURATT TO THE POSITION. FOURATT SAYS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THE D-P-S FACES IS THAT THE CURRENT SALARY LEVELS PUTS IT TENTH IN THE STATE FOR PAY AND THAT CAN MAKE RECRUITMENT DIFFICULT. FOURATT ALSO WORKED AS A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR 17 YEARS AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE PROSECUTION OF FORMER NEW MEXICO LAWMAKER MANNY ARAGON.
