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tonight we have our hands on an official list from the state--- of governor bill richardson's political appointees who have changed jobs so they can keep working even after richardson is gone. the list was released less than 24 hours after we broke the story. antoinette antonio is here with the list..in tonight's big story. antoinette. this list was given to us -- even though we were told earlier this year that no list existed of political appointees who took state jobs, allowing them to stay on the state's payroll after governor richardson leaves office. last night we showed you documents that were leaked to our santa fe bureau chief gadi schwartz. they showed 45 richardson appointees -- or exempt workers .... who had transferred into state jobs -- or classified positions. the list released to us tonight is updated as of october 31st -- showing 49 transfers. we have left numerous messages... and sent a number of emails to governor ricahrdsons office trying to get answers. specifically -- why we were told this list didn't exist... and if the incoming administration was given the list. so far, we have not heard back the list of transfers released to us tonight does not include those who have switched since susana martinez won the governor's race. the martinez transition team says any exempt employee caught switching jobs since the day after the election could be fired. back to you. as antoinette mentioned... today governor elect susana martinez sent a strong message to any richardson appointee who's had their job classifications changed to stay on the pay roll. today martinez transition team leader heather wilson notified the so-called exempt workers that they should submit resignations effective december 31st... the last day of richardson's term. wilson says incoming cabinet secretaries may ask some richardson appointees to temporarily remain in their jobs to help the new administration. wilson also reiterated that appointees moving to civil service jobs will be fired on january first unless those shifts are approved by the martinez administration.// in response to our story that aired last night about an unqualified spokesman now running state police search and rescue - martinez's camp said- "news that people with questionable qualifications continue to receive high-paying jobs in the richardson/denish administration is deeply troubling. taxpayers are the victims of these decisions." if you didn't get a chan to see our investigation last night you can log onto kob- dot-com for the full story