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From ski passes to savory dishes at some of Santa Fe’s ritziest restaurants, lobbyists spent big bucks wining, dining and entertaining lawmakers during the 30-day session. Of course, what lobbyists
When it comes to high-dollar expenditures — $500 or more — the total was $150,000, according to reports filed with the Secretary of State's Office.
By Daniel J. Chacón, Santa Fe New Mexican | January 25, 2021 Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican Scott Scanland, owner and lobbyist for New Mexico Govermnet Affairs, has been working from home since the start of the legislature. Mark Duran spends virtually every day inside the New Mexico state Capitol during a 60-day legislative session. But now, Duran is learning to adapt to a virtual environment amid a pandemic that prompted state officials to move most lawmaking over to the internet and keep the building closed to the public and others, including lobbyists like Duran who are a mainstay when...