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State Rep. Dianne Hamilton is standing by her recent column published on this site in which she claimed that two same-day voter registration bills would have allowed people to register without providing some form of photo ID or another document such as a utility bill. Continue Reading
When the House Judiciary Committee gave a do-pass recommendation this weekend to a bill that would create a publicly accessible database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico, it took two steps forward and one step back. Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez cut short a Sunday hearing on a resolution that would expand webcasting from the Senate floor, but Sanchez says the resolution isn’t dead, regardless of what others claim. Continue Reading
The majority of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said they approve of the job Mary Jane Garcia is doing as Senate majority whip. Continue Reading
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish wants the proposed sunshine portal to include the names of state employees along with their titles and salaries. But she hopes the legislation, which would create an online database of state government financial information, is approved regardless of whether it requires that names be included. Continue Reading
The House Judiciary Committee gave a do-pass recommendation earlier today to a bill that would create a publicly accessible database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico, but not before stripping a provision that would have included employees’ names in the database. Continue Reading
The House Judiciary Committee will consider a bill that would create a publicly accessible database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico on Saturday. Continue Reading
When a truth is out of favor, it is still a truth. One such truth is that protecting your family, or children at school, is only possible with a force at least equal to an attacker’s force. Continue Reading
The Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday supporting legislation pending in the New Mexico Legislature that would validate existing agreements with utilities such as El Paso Electric Company. Continue Reading
When will a bill that would create a publicly accessible database of financial information from government agencies in New Mexico get its first hearing in a House committee? It’s not clear. Continue Reading
Information is power, and right now the public has none about the governor’s exempt employees. But there is hope, if the House will do its part and pass legislation that would create an online “Sunshine Portal” that would publish detailed, up-to-date financial information from state government. Continue Reading
The Senate Rules Committee gave a do-pass recommendation Thursday evening to a proposal to create a state ethics commission, but the bill must pass two more committees before it gets a chance to be considered on the Senate floor. Continue Reading
Many New Mexicans are unaware of the potential tax revenue that could be generated through taxation of gasoline purchased on Native American reservation lands. The exemtion is no longer needed, thanks in part to the casino revenues that are boosting the economies of many Native American pueblos and tribes. Continue Reading
The Senate Rules Committee tabled a bill earlier today that would have banned people who have contracts with the State Land Office from giving campaign contributions to the land commissioner or candidates for that office. Continue Reading
The Senate Rules Committee gave its approval today to legislation that would expand the number of cameras used in webcasting from the Senate floor. Continue Reading