Posts Tagged ‘New Mexico Legislature’
When, Not If, Special Session Should Happen | The Line
March 27, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel debate the best way to go about a legislative special session that is surely inevitable. Should it be held before the new fiscal year in July? There are also health concerns about holding a special session soon after an outbreak, but holding a special session entirely through remote…
Read MoreProfessionalizing New Mexico’s Lawmakers | The Line
March 6, 2020 – New Mexico has the only unsalaried legislature in the nation. During the recently ended session the issue came up – yet again – whether it’s time to start paying the state’s legislators. Another question also comes up yearly: does lobbyist money have an undue influence on lawmakers? Gene Grant and The…
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