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Coronavirus has infiltrated the Roundhouse, where New Mexico’s legislators are in the early weeks of a 60-day session. Since mid-January when the session

New Mexicans Participate In Record Numbers During First Week Of 2021 Virtual Legislative Session - 10:49 am Map depicting more than 2,400 New Mexicans, representing nearly every one of the state’s 33 counties, tuned in and voiced opinions in first week of House committee meetings during the 2021 Legislative Session. Courtesy/NMHD House Democrats News: SANTA FE – After the first full week of the 2021 legislative session, the New Mexico House of Representatives is already seeing record public engagement, with more than 2,400 residents participating in committee meeting...

By new mexico house democrats • Feb 2, 2021   Commentary: After the first full week of the 2021 legislative session, the New Mexico House of Representatives is already seeing record public engagement, with more than 2,400 residents participating in committee meetings and 31 counties in the state represented. A map of the first week’s participants can be viewed here.    “While we miss welcoming constituents to the Roundhouse, we are encouraged and impressed by the unprecedented public participation we’ve already seen in the first week alone” said  Speaker of t...

New Mexico House Republicans have filed a lawsuit with the State Supreme Court that claims rule changes to hold most of the 60-day legislative session virtually are unconstitutional, and deprive the public of its right to participate in the session. 

Our 2021 Priorities! 01.29.2021 Common Cause has two major priorities for the 2021 legislative session. First, the good government group is supporting a bill to be carried by Senators Katy Duhigg and Peter Wirth to expand public financing to district court campaigns. Currently, this voluntary system covers only the state Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals. “Expanding the Voter Action Act, which established this system, is the best way to ensure our judges are protected from potential conflicts of interest,” said Heather Ferguson, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico. “It ...