So far New Mexican lawmakers have submitted 569 different pieces of legislation to the House and Senate. That number is also sure to grow before the February 18th deadline for…
The session is in full swing and legislative committees are already deliberating and moving bills along through the capitol. As of Thursday the 28th, there are 316 individual pieces of…
Former Sen. John Arthur Smith, the conservative-leaning Democrat from Deming who served the head of the Senate Finance Committee for more than a decade relinquished his position earlier this year…
The 2021 New Mexico State Legislative Session is underway and NMBC is already going to bat for New Mexican businesses. Across the state businesses struggle to remain open and provide…
NMBC will be hosting a Pre-Legislative BASH (Business and Social Hour) webinar via Zoom on Friday Jan. 15th at 10AM. With legislators gearing up for a marathon 60 day session…
Governor Lujan Grisham's state budget plan was released yesterday and includes additional support for covid relief, but as usual, more state spending increases. The governor’s budget is a 3.3 percent…
New Mexico's 60 day Legislative Session begins on January 19th this year. But like most things lately, this year's session will feature some unprecedented changes. With the continuing Covid-19 pandemic…
In a speedy, single-day special session of the state legislature yesterday, New Mexico lawmakers approving a $330 million package intended to provide financial relief to workers and businesses harmed by the…
For the week ending October 2ndPEACEFUL TRANSFER OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER: Voting 397 for and five against, the House on Sept. 29 adopted a measure (H Res 1155) affirming “the orderly…
For the week ending August 7thCONFIRMING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY: Voting 79 for and 16 against, the Senate on Aug. 4 confirmed Mark W. Menezes as deputy secretary of energy.…