25 January 2024. Changes to New Mexico employees’ and politicians’ anti-corruption law clear first committee
Changes to New Mexico employees’ and politicians’ anti-corruption law clear first committee: santafenewmexican.com
Changes to New Mexico employees’ and politicians’ anti-corruption law clear first committee: santafenewmexican.com
Kathleen previews the upcoming legislative session, plus she tells us why we have 30-day sessions in New Mexico.
House Unanimously Passes Ethics Bill to Prevent Abuses of Power Would update Governmental Conduct Act to make sexual quid pro quo an ethics violation Santa Fe, N.M. – House Bill 5 passed the House tonight with a unanimous vote of 61-0. This bill updates the Governmental Conduct Act to make the exchange of sexual acts for…
“A push to prohibit landlords across the state from turning away tenants whose rent is partially paid by government subsidies narrowly failed in a legislative committee meeting Monday afternoon.” Kathleen will reintroduce the bill next year. Read the story in Source NM.
HB123, Introduced by Senator Harold Pope (D-Bernalillo) and Representative Kathleen Cates, would make public libraries ineligible to receive state funding if they ban material based on political or religious ideology or other arbitrary factors. Read the story and watch the video here.
How will women legislators modernize New Mexico’s citizen legislature? Read about it in the Journal.