2015 Legislative Session
2015 Legislature: Lawmakers Consider Addition to State Open Meetings Act
By Gwyneth Doland and Scott McCoy New Mexico In Depth You may not want to listen to your nutty neighbor badger the city council about chemtrails or aliens, First Amendment advocates say allowing public comments—even wacky comments—is essential. A bill moving through the state Legislature would make it the law. The proposal (HB 378), sponsored…
Read MoreLegislature Considers how to Regulate Money in Politics
By Trip Jennings New Mexico In Depth Guy Bowers imagines his phone ringing off the hook if New Mexico were to return to the days of contributors giving unlimited amounts of money to political campaigns. Less than five years since New Mexico capped contributions, Sen. Majority Leader Michael Sanchez of Belen is proposing that the state’s lawmakers repeal limits on…
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