SPENDING BY THE REGIONAL COALITION OF LANL COMMUNITIES WILL BE SCRUTINIZED BY STATE AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON. THAT FOLLOWS REPORTS THAT THE COALITION’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USED PUBLIC MONEY FOR ALCOHOL AND BASEBALL TICKETS DURING A TRIP TO WASHINGTON.
THE COALITION IS A GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES SURROUNDING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY. JOHNSON SAYS THERE ARE ENOUGH CONCERNS TO WARRANT A CLOSE LOOK BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT TO MAKE SURE ALL STATE LAWS WERE FOLLOWED.