County and Municipal Employees

Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday said he would order nearly 20,000 state workers to take five furlough days. He also pledged to axe 1,000 vacant state jobs and make cuts at the agencies under his control. But state lawmakers said he could have averted some of the pain by taking action earlier this year.

Congressman Martin Heinrich is among the “endangered Democratic Members” of Congress who are receiving thanks from Health Care for America Now and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), according to Roll Call. Heinrich is among 20 members of Congress who voted for the bill and will have television ads aired thanking them [...]

The state Senate passed a campaign contributions bill this morning. The vote was 38-0, an easy passage by any standard for a piece of legislation.
But before you think it caps contributions to political candidates in legislative and statewide races, one of the signature pieces of legislation in this year’s ethics reform package, it doesn’t.