2015 Legislative Session
2015 Legislature: Lobbyist Disclosure Bill Moves to NM Senate
Stripped-down lobbying disclosure goes to Senate By Gwyneth Doland New Mexico in Depth After stalling in committee last month, a bill requiring more transparency from lobbyists cruised through the state House on Saturday after hitting only one last speed bump. On Saturday, state Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, failed to add back in requirements…
Read MoreLegislature 2015: Whistleblower Protection
By: Gwyneth Doland New Mexico’s Whistleblower Protection Act went into effect in 2010 and since then the state says it has had to spend a lot more money dealing with lawsuits allowed by the law. A bill sponsored by Rep. Larry Larrañaga, R-Albuquerque, (HB 532) would address that by making it harder to make a whistleblower claim. Under…
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