Democracy Dollars fails at the ballot

Albuquerque voters turned down the controversial (and California funded) “Democracy Dollars” initiative that would have given vouchers redeemable for campaign funds to all “eligible city residents.” The initiative was rebutted…

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Mark your calendars for #GivingTuesday

What is #GivingTuesday? It’s the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is a social movement to create an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday…

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How your congressional delegates voted

For the week ending Nov. 1 ADOPTING RULES FOR IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS: Voting 232 for and 196 against, the House on Oct. 31 adopted a resolution (H Res 660) offered by…

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Election Day is here! It’s time to get out and vote.

November 5th is election day across New Mexico! Today New Mexicans from every corner of the state turn up at the polls to make their voices heard and vote for…

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Mandated union dues as a condition of employment under fire in court again

During the 2019 legislative session Democrat lawmakers, with the support of Governor Lujan Grisham, passed a law allowing mandated union membership/dues as a condition of employment in our state. That law…

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Gross receipts tax dead on arrival for January 2020 session

House Speaker Brian Egolf was optimistic about proposing legislation to reduce the state’s gross receipts tax and remove some (of the many) exemptions during the upcoming 2020 legislative session. That…

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Billions in federal funding at stake in 2020 census

New Mexico has historically been the hardest state to count in the U.S. census with an estimated 43% of residents living in what’s considered “hard-to-count areas.” This undercount has tremendous…

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How your congressional delegates voted

For the week ending Oct. 25 UNMASKING SHELL CORPORATIONS: Voting 249 for and 173 against, the House passed a bill (HR 2513) Oct. 22 that would require small corporations and…

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