One reason why the Legislature needs to go

On February 23, 2023, Wendy Rogers chaired a hearing on election fraud. The last speaker was Jacqueline Breger, who works as an insurance investigator. Ms Breger described a money-laundering scheme using recorded documents like mortgages and alleged that many public officials, including members of the Legislature, were beneficiaries. She named names. A copy of her testimony is here.

The hearing ended abruptly. Liz Harris, Representative from District 13, was expelled from the Legislature. Did the Legislature investigate the claims? No. Did any of the defamed persons sue Breger for defamation? No. Instead, the Legislature dusted off SB1061 and passed it immediately. SB1061 (copy here) amends several statutes with the effect of permitting any eligible public official to stop the public from looking at their recorded documents.

Here is the final vote tally in the Senate, and in the House. Governor Hobbs, one of those named in Breger’s testimony, signed it.