I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
A bill that would oppose any mandate that New Mexicans buy a specific type of health care coverage failed Friday in the Senate Rules Committee on a 4-3 vote after very little debate. The sponsor, William Sharer, R-Farmington, said the…
The Senate Rules Committee gave a do-pass recommendation Thursday evening to a proposal to create a state ethics commission, but the bill must make it through two more committees before it could be considered on the Senate floor. The session ends next Thursday.
The Independent and Marisa Demarco, news editor of the Alibi reported live today from the Roundhouse. The Independent webcast from the Senate Rules Committee this morning where ethics legislation was heard. Also, news from the House and Senate floors throughout the day.
Click the headline to read the live blog.
Two pieces of legislation that would expand webcasting in the Senate have been awaiting – but not yet receiving – hearings in the Senate Rules Committee.
Join The Independent and staff from the Sunlight Foundation as we report live from the Senate Rules Committee this morning. Click the headline to read the live blog.
At a forum in Santa Fe on Wednesday night, several candidates for Lt. Governor criticized the chair of the Senate Rules Committee for failing to pass a bill that would have established an independent ethics committee, reports…
Let’s be honest: Though it’s become crystal clear in the last day that, certainly and without a doubt, the proposal to create a state ethics commission is dead in the New Mexico Legislature (picture feigned surprise), we already knew that.
The Senate Rules Committee gave a do-pass recommendation this morning to a bill that would open conference committees and other legislative meetings to the public. With a similar bill already on the calendar for today’s Senate floor session, what happens next isn’t clear.
As part of our ongoing coverage of ethics reform, NMI was webcasting today from the Senate Rules Committee, where several ethics and elections-related bills were still waiting. Today, the Committee voted 3-2 to table a proposal to ban all campaign contributions from contractors that do business with the state.
There was a somewhat contentious exchange in the Senate Rules Committee today when Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings demanded that a cabinet secretary promise to always tell the Legislature the truth even if it would cost him his job.
NMI was webcasting live from the Senate Rules Committee again today as part of our ongoing coverage of ethics reform. Many ethics reform bills have been introduced so far this session, and several are still waiting in Rules. Unfortunately, no ethics bills were discussed today, but several important elections bills were heard. Read the transcript for details.
Gov. Bill Richardson just sent out a press release urging legislators to work on ethics reform. The release said Richardson “applauded” the Senate Rules Committee’s passing a campaign contribution cap.
“I’m pleased that this issue is moving forward, but we…
On Monday the Senate Rules Committee continued an excruciatingly slow pace on ethics reform. It skipped over the major reforms at the top of its agenda and instead heard two smaller ethics-related bills — but it didn’t vote on either.
NMI reported live from the Roundhouse Monday morning during a Senate Rules Committee hearing. On the menu were several ethics reform bills, including some addressing campaign contributions from state contractors, and proposals for a state ethics commission. Click on the headline to read the live blog transcript.
A bill that would open conference committees and other legislative meetings to the public could be voted on by the House on Monday.
For nearly two weeks, the New Mexico Independent webcast ethics hearings from the Senate Rules Committee — some of them with the help of Mark Bralley — and substantive ethics reform discussions took place each time. But on Monday, NMI was unable to do it. Without a camera in the room, no ethics reform was discussed.
As part of our continuing coverage of ethics reform legislation, NMI was webcast live from the Senate Rules Committee Wednesday morning. Here is the transcript of our live blog.
Sen. Dede Feldman says a vote on a bill that would require disclosure of gifts from pharmaceutical companies to doctors will be a test of the Senate’s receptiveness to some reform bills that would increase transparency.
The Senate Rules Committee had a huge agenda for Friday, but we were paying particular attention to a slate of ethics-related bills. Watch the archived video browse the transcript of the live blog!
Some high-profile ethics reform bills gained momentum today in the Senate Rules Committee.
