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State Rep. Richard Vigil, D-Ribera, is leading his two opponents so far in fundraising.

Vigil has raised $8,000 in his bid for a sixth two-year term, more than half of which comes from out-of-district residents and groups. In his 2006 campaign, he raised three times that amount.

Vigil, who started with a balance of $3,600, has spend more than $9,000 so far.

Also running in District 70 are building contractor Travis Regensberg and Luna Community College employee Naomi Montoya.

SANTA FE — The attorney for Roberta Vigil, West Las Vegas’ former bilingual director, on Wednesday accused the state of “piling on” in its efforts against his client.

Attorney Sam Bregman was responding to the state Public Education Department’s two-day hearing to present its case for revoking Vigil’s educational license. He said Vigil last week informed the state agency that she would voluntarily give up her license.

SANTA FE — West Las Vegas school district employee Debbie Tripp says she suspected wrongdoing when she found that the district had listed nearly all students as having limited skills in English.

Then she came upon her own son’s records in late 2004. He, too, didn’t know English well enough — or so the records stated.

But like any mother, Tripp knows her own son. He speaks English as a first language.

When the district reports more students with limited English skills, it gets more money from the federal government.