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Here’s Why Common Cause Filed 57 Complaints Against the Trump Administration for Violating Federal Ethics Laws
When the Trump Administration started using government platforms to blame Democrats for the shutdown, we jumped into action.
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CCNM is Working Hard to Protect Your Vote: Here’s How.
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Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Announces Today’s Early Launch of Online Absentee Ballot Request Tool
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AG Balderas Issues Guidance to Public Entities Regarding Open Meetings Act and Inspection of Public Records Act Compliance During COVID-19 State of Emergency
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COVID-19 and our democracy
In times of crisis, civic participation becomes more crucial -- not less. Let's work together to make sure this public health emergency does not disenfranchise anyone.
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Sine Die: Budget Cuts, Election Laws, and Moving Forward
At the beginning of our 54th Legislative Session, Common Cause New Mexico set our top priority to secure the funding needed for our newly created State Ethics Commission. We also supported legislation to modernize and improve our legislative structure, to reduce conflicts of interests by sending an amendment to the voters to allow for a professional and paid legislature and to increase our lowest-in-the-country judicial salaries and while some of these bills weren’t successful this session, we will keep them moving through the interim...
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Heading into the Final Week: Democracy Issues On a Winning Streak!
With less than a week before Sine Die for the 54th Legislative Session, things are really heating up in the Roundhouse, and CCNM is working hard to pass and protect democracy reforms in New Mexico!
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Public Financing, Ethics Funding, Election Laws, and Centennial Celebration, Oh My!
Common Cause New Mexico’s priority bills have been flying through committees during this past week’s 54th Legislative Session.
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Legislative Reform: A Hot Topic at the Roundhouse
Two different legislative reforms are on the agenda for discussion this 30-day short session.
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To Fund or Not To Fund: The Reality Facing the Ethics Commission
New year, new goals and big priorities for open and accountable government in New Mexico for the 30-day New Mexico Legislative Session that began last Tuesday!
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The 2019 NMGPA is here!
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ALL SIX of CCNM’s priority bills were signed into law!
Last Friday, April 5th was the final day for bill signing here in New Mexico -- and thanks to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her tenacious leadership, ALL of our priority bills for the session have been signed into law.
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Our Most Successful Session In Over A Decade!