Legislative Session Update 2/24/2021

Newly proposed changes to the state's liquor laws passed the House yesterday afternoon to the chagrin of current license holders. House Bill 255 was approved 41-27 and now heads to…

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Public exclusion from Legislative Session is getting noticed

NMBC issued a Call to Action on February 3rd to try and bring attention to the public's limited access to the Legislative Session this year. We were spurred into action…

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Governor plans to veto any bills restricting emergency powers

Governor Lujan Grisham has been quick to wield the power of the executive during the last year and sees no reason to change it. On Friday she addressed the legislative…

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Legislative Session Update 2/19/2021: Halfway through

The Legislative Session hit the halfway point yesterday. Legislators crammed in the last few bills before the noon cutoff for new legislation on Thursday, to include 78 "dummy" bills, with…

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Read more about the article Bill to limit Governor’s powers advances in Senate
em070920f/a/Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham shows her face mask with "Governor" and St. Michael's High School emblem on it. This was before giving her weekly update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the state effort to control it. The news conference is being held at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, Thursday July 9, 2020. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

Bill to limit Governor’s powers advances in Senate

Senate Bill 74, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca, seeks to limit the Governor's authority to issue public health emergencies and the lockdowns or business closures that have become…

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Senate passes wave of business relief bills

Yesterday the New Mexico Senate passed SB 1 Restaurant Gross Receipt Tax Deduction with a resounding 42-0 vote. Senate Bill 1 is the first meaningful piece of Legislation to com…

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Read more about the article How your Congressional Delegates Voted
The United States Capitol Building, the seat of Congress, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

How your Congressional Delegates Voted

For the week ending February 5th REMOVING CONGRESSWOMAN FROM COMMITTEES: Voting 230 for and 198 against, the House on Feb. 4 took away the committee assignments of Marjorie Taylor Greene,…

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2021 Legislative Heroes and Zeroes

Every year during the Legislative Session NMBC has carried on a practice of  identifying "Legislative Heroes and Zeroes." While NMBC does not label individuals or lawmakers as “Zeroes,” we won't…

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Read more about the article Call To Action: Immediate Change to Legislative Procedure Needed
Photo shot Friday January 15, 2021. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

Call To Action: Immediate Change to Legislative Procedure Needed

The Legislative process for public participation is excluding citizens from engaging with lawmakers - barring them from from hearing both sides of critical issues. We urge you to stand with NMBC…

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