Complacency is our number one enemy. [President Trump] is historically unpopular. The more he keeps it up, the more people are encouraged to restrain him. – Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, in a story published in The Hill. Across the country Republicans are concerned the combination of Trump’s polarizing style and increased Democratic enthusiasm…
Category: NM Legislature
100 Days from Election Day: Three Things to Watch in New Mexico
With Election Day right around the corner the 2018 election cycle will begin to noticeably ramp up from the post-primary lull. In some of the more interesting or competitive races this year, there are some dynamics at play that will have a large impact on the final results in November. As campaigns across the state…
Crib Sheet: July 19th, 2018
“The Martinez administration has been openly hostile to unions from her first day in office, so it doesn’t surprise us.”– Carter Bundy, AFSCME director, in an Albuquerque Journal story reporting that New Mexico state government has stopped payroll deductions from nonunion workers after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that ended “fair share” fees.…
53rd New Mexico Legislature 2nd Session Preview
Santa Fe – This year’s legislative session kicks off Tuesday at noon and is scheduled to end after thirty days on Thursday, February 15th. The bills that make it out of both houses have until March 7th to be signed by the governor or are automatically vetoed by the so-called pocket veto. Due to the…