Jeff Steinborn

New Mexico Senators asked a local news reporter to leave a committee meeting Thursday at the Roundhouse, citing a Senate rule that bars recording these…

When the Legislature is not in session in New Mexico, lawmakers still meet and hold hearings about things like education funding, solitary confinement,…

Lobbyists would have to provide more information about their activities if several measures pass the state legislature in Santa Fe this year. Senator Jeff…

The state House voted Saturday to peel back the curtain a little on lobbying in Santa Fe, but it was a small step toward revealing how money flows through…

For 60 days, New Mexico’s lawmakers debated in legislative committees and in hallways of the Roundhouse whether or not to reveal to the public how…

After stalling in committee last month, a bill requiring more transparency from lobbyists cruised through the state House Saturday after hitting only one…

Skeptical lawmakers rejected a proposal Monday that would have given the public more information about lobbying at the state Legislature.The bill (HB 155)…

Ski passes. Dinner parties. Meals during committee hearings. Basketball and football tickets.Individual lobbyists spent more than $1.6 million on gifts,…

Steak dinners at fancy restaurants, breakfast burritos brought to committee meetings, lift tickets at ski resorts. Every year lobbyists spend big bucks on…