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Matthew Reichbach The New Mexico House Judiciary Committee advanced on Saturday a proposal to change a fundamental piece of how the state Legislature operates, although some committee members signaled that it will likely die before Saturday when the session ends.  House Joint Resolution 13, is a bipartisan proposal that aims to change the dates and length of legislative sessions through a constitutional amendment.  House Minority Whip Rod Montoya, R-Farmington, is the lead sponsor of the prop...

The Government’s Greatest Con Job Dollar: a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. So runs the dictionary definition. But if one dollar equals 100 cents… what then is a cent? The answer is one-hundredth of one dollar. And what again is one dollar? 100 cents. And so we begin an infinite chasing of the tail — one dollar is 100 times one cent, one cent is one dollar divided by 100. Trillions upon trillions of dollars are rolling f...

As we review the official first half of the Montana Legislative session, it’s safe to say the session is looking good for Montana agriculture. Of the 3,357 total bill draft requests, 1,121 have been formally introduced. Montana Farm Bureau has taken a stance and lobbied for or against 60 of those, based on the policy directives of our farming and ranching members. Many of the bills we have supported are already on their way to the Governor’s desk. There are no bills left alive from th...

Time to recognize the important role women play in construction By: Bridgetower Media Newswires March 12, 2021 10:45 am Elizabeth Roddy is recruitment and training director at the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin. By Elizabeth Roddy ABC of Wisconsin recruitment and training director The workplace has been radically changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving a critical gap that must be dealt with during America’s comeback: the mass exodus of women from the American workfor...

FirstInFreedom.com reports: As required until reaching the necessary support of three-fourths of state legislatures, North Carolina lawmakers have again filed resolution calling for a Article V Convention of the States in order to amend the U.S. Constitution to remedy federal usurpation of state legislative authority, to reverse unsustainable federal debt expansion on the backs of taxpayers, and to honor the “solemn duty of the states to protect freedom and opportunity for our citizens, inc...

10:18 If you are interested in the most inner workings of state government, todays Your NM Government update is just for you! The work Wednesday in the Roundhouse was somewhat overshadowed by technical problems with the virtual proceedings. But a lot of the business that was considered had to do with how the sausage is made, so to speak. Heres a quick rundown of what we talked about in todays update: Senate Bill 74 - This is a measure designed to curb the Governors powers during a public emerg...

Todd pushing bill to call for term limits in U.S. Congress State Representative Chris Todd (R-Jackson) is sponsoring a joint resolution that if passed would be one of the earliest steps in a process that would result in actions rarely taken to amend the U.S. Constitution. House Joint Resolution 8 would add Tennessee to the list of states calling for a Constitutional amendment to put term limits in U.S. Congress. “This is a problem that needs to be fixed, and both sides of the political aisle ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate on Friday passed a resolution penned by West Virginia hero Hershel “Woody” Williams.

An amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that changes how the states attorney general is selected has passed the Senate for a second time.

The big news in the Roundhouse yesterday had nothing to do with specific legislation, but an announcement from the Department of Education that schools