lobbyists

With pandemic restrictions at the Roundhouse this year, lobbyists have found themselves on the outside of a process in which they’re often the ultimate…

Kaveh Mowahed comes into the studio to talk about lobbyists and ethics. The New Mexico Ethics Watch commission just released a report. (Check it out…

New Mexico is among a handful of states that allow vague reporting on spending by lobbyists – people whose business it is to push an issue at the…

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

KUNM Call In Show 2/9 8a: With fresh leadership in the state Legislature has come new enthusiasm for reforms aimed at cracking down on potential…

A recent poll found 89 percent of New Mexico business leaders want to know more about how lobbyists spend money to influence lawmakers.A House committee…

A new survey of New Mexico business leaders shows most think there is a real problem with money in politics in the state. And some business groups are…

Lobbyists and their employers reported spending nearly $300,000 during the 60-day session that ended Saturday – and that’s just the spending that totaled…

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

Lobbyists and organizations have reported spending more than $231,000 trying to influence lawmakers in the first half of the 60-day session.Much of that…