by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | Informational, New Mexico Legislature, Public
What is a Citizen Legislature? Here in New Mexico, we have what is called a “citizen legislature”, meaning that our state lawmakers do not receive a salary and typically have full-time occupations outside of their legislative duties. This system was implemented over...
by SDAdmin | Jul 26, 2019 | Informational, New Mexico Legislature, Public
Why Legislative Committee Meetings are Important The importance of a legislative committee meeting may not be immediately apparent. It’s tempting to view it as bureaucratic busywork if one is even aware of these meetings at all. However, legislative committees play an...
by Viante New Mexico | Apr 5, 2019 | Focus Areas, Informational, Public
New Mexico has been at the bottom of education lists for too long. It will take an entire community coming together to affect change and get our state to the top of these lists. Viante has put some ways that New Mexicans can do to get involved and help move our state...
by Viante New Mexico | Mar 28, 2019 | Informational, New Mexico Legislature, Public
Serving in a Volunteer Legislature Since the drafting of New Mexico’s constitution in 1910, New Mexico has had a volunteer legislature, also known as a citizen legislature. This means our 112 elected legislators do not get a salary for their work. They accept their...
by Viante New Mexico | Feb 28, 2019 | Informational, New Mexico Legislature, Public
Every New Mexican Can Attend the Legislative Session Not many people know that you can actually go and sit in different committee meetings during the legislative session. There are also some chances to give public comment on various topics. You don’t have to be...
by Viante New Mexico | Feb 15, 2019 | Informational, New Mexico Legislature, Public
Throughout committee meetings on both the House and Senate chambers, one can hear a reoccurring phrase: “How will this impact the Yazzie/Martinez ruling?”. This question is asked anytime a bill is introduced that has an impact on school budgets. But very little is...
