by Viante New Mexico | Jan 3, 2020 | 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 | 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 19, 2019 | New Mexico Legislature, Public
See Data and Individual Legislator Scores 2019 Legislator Attendance Score Infographic Are New Mexico Law Makers Showing Up for the Job? New Mexico’s lawmakers have 30 to 60 days to craft, perfect, and pass legislation that is meant to improve the state. In that short...
by Viante New Mexico | Mar 15, 2019 | New Mexico Legislature, Public
This video update was done on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11am. Video Update from Viante’s Executive Director Rhiannon Samuel, Viante’s Executive Director comes to you with an update from across New Mexico’s Roundhouse from the office of “Innovate Educate. ” We...
by Viante New Mexico | Mar 8, 2019 | New Mexico Legislature, Public
Legislative Update With just one week to go, we are nearing the end of the 54th New Mexico State Legislature. The first seven weeks saw a total of 1,320 filed bills, which was less than the 3,000-5,000 bills that party leadership expected. However, this smaller batch...
by Viante New Mexico | Feb 28, 2019 | 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...
