Posts Tagged ‘ethics’
New Mexico Ethics Watch Keeps Eye on Lobbyist Activity
January 24, 2020 – NMiF senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Kathleen Sabo of New Mexico Ethics Watch. The group authored a recent report on the influence of lobbyists on the nation’s only true citizen legislature. New Mexico has long struggled with a few powerful people holding sway at the Capitol. The rise of grassroots…
Read MoreThe Line: Lawmakers Struggle To Create Ethics Commission
March 15, 2019 – While some bills never get past committees during a legislative session, lawmakers this year were ready to do two things: pass a budget bill and create a voter-approved independent ethics commission. But there have been many amendments to both the House and Senate’s versions of the ethics commission bill and there…
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