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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…
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When the Legislature is not in session in New Mexico, lawmakers still meet and hold hearings about things like education funding, solitary confinement,…
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Lobbyists would have to provide more information about their activities if several measures pass the state legislature in Santa Fe this year. Senator Jeff…
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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…
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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…
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After stalling in committee last month, a bill requiring more transparency from lobbyists cruised through the state House Saturday after hitting only one…
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Skeptical lawmakers rejected a proposal Monday that would have given the public more information about lobbying at the state Legislature.The bill (HB 155)…
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Ski passes. Dinner parties. Meals during committee hearings. Basketball and football tickets.Individual lobbyists spent more than $1.6 million on gifts,…
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Steak dinners at fancy restaurants, breakfast burritos brought to committee meetings, lift tickets at ski resorts. Every year lobbyists spend big bucks on…