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...
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 | 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 22, 2019 | New Mexico Legislature, Public
Our Continued Commitment to Transparency Viante New Mexico is committed to providing transparency and accountability about our state’s legislature for all working New Mexicans. We work to provide information on how state legislators are representing them during each...
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...
by Viante New Mexico | Feb 8, 2019 | Opinion, Public
Blog by Jon Patten, Founder & Chairman of Dion’s and Serves on Viante’s Board of Directors Bologna, of both the literal and figurative variety, has surprisingly made its way into my life. For better or worse, this salty, run of the mill...
by Viante New Mexico | Feb 1, 2019 | New Mexico Legislature, Public
Legislative Update In the first three weeks, we’ve seen 900 bills introduced so far. Over the course of the entire session, 2500-3000 bills will be introduced in total. Many bills are making their way through their respective committees and across the chamber, while...
by Viante New Mexico | Jan 25, 2019 | Informational, New Mexico Legislature, Public
Resolution Introduced to Pay our Legislators A debate emerged from the Roundhouse concerning the introduction of a constitutional amendment. House Joint Resolution 5 (or HJ5) calls for a commission to propose a salary for New Mexico legislators. Since...
