An invitation to a July 3 party at the personal residence of the attorney general and his wife, Yolanda, told potential guests to expect "BBQ and Fireworks." The fireworks display would be conducted by Scott Scanland, a long-time lobbyist representing several clients in the state Legislature.
An anonymous tipster, who provided a copy of the invitation to The New Mexican, noted the irony of the attorney general shooting fireworks "as the entire state goes under a severe fire danger alert."
Indeed, just this week, the governor sent a news release "urging New Mexicans to refrain from using fireworks this summer due to the extremely dry weather conditions and serious fire season facing the state."
The message continued, "A statewide ban on the use of all fireworks, as well as on smoking, the use of campfires, open burning and open fires was enacted on April 16th by the State Forester for all state and private wildlands in New Mexico."
A spokeswoman for King verified the invitation was authentic, but said the attorney general won't risk causing a fire at his home off N.M. 41 south of Santa Fe.
"It is a template (the Kings) use every year," Lynn Southard said in explaining the flyer announcing the party. "If it does not rain, they will not actually shoot the fireworks, although they usually do this from an irrigated alfalfa field."
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