Daily Lobo story on House Bill 25. The bill —presented by Representative Kathleen Cates (D), Andrea Romero (D), Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) and Cristina Parajón (D)—would amend the state’s Human Rights Act to prohibit the refusal to sell or rent property to someone based on their income source, defined in the bill as “a lawful and verifiable source of money used to pay for housing.”
How will women legislators modernize New Mexico’s citizen legislature? Read about it in the Journal.
KOAT News story
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.
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…
Representative Kathleen Cates and Senator Brenda McKenna listen to constituent concerns at Corrales Town Hall, 8 January 2023. Story appears in the Corrales Comment.
Kathleen’s work does not stop when the Legislature ends. Listen to this Rio Rancho Radio interview with Kathleen about the work she is doing–from ensuring our farmers have water, to advocating for disability access at our universities, to making sure that the people who need it can buy affordable housing. Recorded 6 July 2023.