THE PUSH TO GET STATE HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY BRENT EARNEST TO RESIGN IS OVER. IT STARTED WHEN ABQ STATE SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO DISCOVERED H-S-D WORKERS WERE CHANGING INFORMATION ON FOOD STAMP APPLICATIONS TO DELAY APPLICANTS’ BENEFITS. HE NOW SAYS HE’S ABANDONED THE EFFORT AFTER LEARNING FROM EARNEST FRIDAY MORNING THAT HE IMMEDIATELY SENT OUT A DIRECTIVE TO STOP CHANGING THE INFORMATION. ORTIZ Y PINO SAYS THAT INFORMATION WAS NEVER RELEASED.
MEANWHILE, THE MATTER HAS NOW COME UNDER AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
