Townsend calls on Toulouse Oliver to let people decide SANTA FE—This afternoon, House Republican Leader Jim Townsend (R-Artesia) renewed his effort to appeal for a public test of Senate Bill 8, legislation passed earlier this year that mandates citizen background checks on firearm sales in New Mexico. Townsend resubmitted his proposed draft petition to Secretary […]
Vote Comes after Democrats Pass Largest Tax Increase in State History Santa Fe – House Democrats voted 41-24 in the middle of the night to ensure more New Mexico tax dollars go to Hollywood corporations, even those which pay no taxes in New Mexico. Senate Bill 2 would raise the cap on the amount of money […]
Santa Fe – House Republicans are expressing support for an emergency disaster declaration for Chaves County after severe storms with tornados caused major damage. According to reports, tornados touched down near Dexter and Hagerman late Tuesday afternoon damaging homes and injuring residents. “We want to do all we can to help those affected by these awful […]
Thousands of Calls and “Less than 2% approve” Santa Fe – Thousands upon thousands of New Mexicans who oppose House Bill 51 (HB 51) called the Governor’s Office to make their voices heard according to recently released documents. HB 51 is a radical abortion bill that continues the status quo practice of allowing an abortion up […]
Every House Republican Commits to Disclosing All Infrastructure Requests Santa Fe –House Republicans are making it clear that infrastructure requests should be fair and open to the public, including Capital Outlay and so-called “junior money.” Capital Outlay is the funding used to finance public works projects all over New Mexico. Each year, local leaders work with […]
Santa Fe – Members of the House Republican Caucus issued the following statements on the passage of Senate Bill 489. “To politicians in Santa Fe, these workers and families are only numbers,” said House Republican Whip Rod Montoya (R-Farmington). “For me, they are my friends and my neighbors and they are going feel the pain from […]
Petitions Now Awaiting Approval from Secretary of State Santa Fe – House Republican leaders delivered the petitions to overturn Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) to the New Mexico Secretary of State on Monday. The next step in the process will require the Secretary of State to approve the petitions before they can be circulated to the […]
25 New Mexico Counties Have Voted Against Radical Santa Fe Bills Santa Fe – House Republicans joined New Mexico’s Sheriffs to begin the process of overturning radical anti-2nd Amendment laws on Thursday. Joining thousands of New Mexicans who rallied against anti-2nd Amendment bills across the state, House Republicans announced they will begin the formal process to annul Senate […]
Vote Comes Less Than a Week After Democrats Pass Largest Tax Increase In New Mexico History Santa Fe – Not satisfied with passing the largest tax increase in history, House Democrats voted 44-24 to begin the process to pay legislators a salary. House Democrats have introduced House Joint Resolution 5 (HJR 5) which would create a […]
Santa Fe – In their rush to attack the 2nd Amendment rights of New Mexicans House Democrats failed to fully read Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) before forcing a vote last Monday night. According to media reports, Democrats were unaware of the error and presented the wrong bill in both the House Judiciary Committee and to the […]
