Regulation News
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has announced that New Mexico's 36% annual percentage rate (APR) cap on small-dollar loans has led vulnerable borrowers to seek illicit emergency credit through unlicensed payday advances offered by...
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has reported that overregulation in New Mexico's credit market has resulted in unlicensed payday advances by Positive Outcomes, Inc. Employees have been driven into exploitation due to a lack of legal...
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By New Mexico Sun | Jun 27, 2025
John Block, a House Representative from New Mexico, said that the Senate GOP leadership mirrors the Governor's policies on daycare, taxes, and impeachment.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 27, 2025
Stefani Lord, a House Representative from New Mexico, has criticized State Senator Bill Sharer for his support of higher alcohol taxes and alignment with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's agenda.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 27, 2025
Rebecca Dow, a House Representative from New Mexico, said that current laws allow and fund transgender care for minors of all ages without parental notification starting at age 14.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 25, 2025
William "Bill" Sharer, the Senate Republican Leader for the New Mexico State Senate, has attributed rising insurance rates and the loss of healthcare providers in New Mexico to trial lawyers and Democrat-aligned groups.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 9, 2025
Ant Thornton, Senator of New Mexico, said that HR 1 does not reduce the deficit but defended its tax relief measures as beneficial for working-class citizens in New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Jun 9, 2025
Rebecca Dow, a house representative from New Mexico, said that federal budget changes will impact local tax policy through new deduction limits, tax exemptions, and inflation adjustments.
By New Mexico Sun | May 29, 2025
Ant Thornton, Senator of New Mexico, said that politicians from both parties have failed to address the growing budget deficit by relying on money printing instead of reducing spending.
By New Mexico Sun | May 29, 2025
Stefani Lord, House Representative of New Mexico, expressed her belief that the return of a colleague undermines her party's unity.
By New Mexico Sun | May 28, 2025
The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) has released legislator scores for the 2025 session, evaluating lawmakers based on business-related priorities set at the session's outset.
By New Mexico Sun | May 23, 2025
Stefani Lord, house representative of New Mexico, said Hillary Clinton’s criticism of Republican women was hypocritical given her past treatment of sexual assault allegations.
By New Mexico Sun | May 17, 2025
New Mexico House Republicans have sent a letter to Chairwoman Liz Thomson, requesting the inclusion of medical malpractice reform and additional healthcare policy priorities in the Interim Legislative Health and Human Services Committee’s summer...
By New Mexico Sun | May 16, 2025
Bill Sharer, Senate Republican Leader of New Mexico State Senate District 1, said in a press release that the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board's proposed heat-related workplace regulations would impose unnecessary burdens on vital...
By Paul Gessing | May 16, 2025
Gov. MLG recently went on the TV show Face the Nation to decry potential cuts to Medicaid. She even claimed the reforms would “destroy health care as we know it.”
By New Mexico Sun | May 13, 2025
John Block, House Representative of New Mexico, said that the China trade agreement reflects the success of Trump-era tariffs and signals a stronger U.S. approach to international trade.
By Kenneth W. Costello | May 13, 2025
Political efforts to curtail gas supply and demand have met with limited success.
By New Mexico Sun | May 1, 2025
John Block, a state representative for New Mexico's District 51, expressed concerns over taxpayer-funded content from MTO, which he claims promotes partisan messaging against voter integrity measures and misleads the public about proposed election...
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 30, 2025
Paul Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation, expressed concerns in a podcast with NMSunCast about New Mexico's political leadership and its policies, which he believes are driving residents to neighboring states.
By New Mexico Sun | Apr 26, 2025
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released the 18th edition of its annual report, "Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index."
