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Think New Mexico

3 days ago

Listen to this audio news clip as “Fred Nathan, Founder and Executive Director of Think New Mexico shares thoughts on efforts to lower interest rates on small loans in New Mexico.”

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Think New Mexico

5 days ago

"As the special election to fill New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District heats up, an important area of bipartisan common ground has emerged: Both Democratic Rep. Melanie Stansbury and Republican Sen. Mark Moores are emphasizing their support for repealing New Mexico’s tax on Social Security income.

During the last two legislative sessions, nine bills were introduced to repeal this tax, sponsored by lawmakers from across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, despite the strong bipartisan support for this reform, New Mexico remains one of 13 states that taxes Social Security benefits. Of those states, New Mexico has the second-harshest tax, costing the average Social Security recipient nearly $700 a year.

Repealing New Mexico’s tax on Social Security income should be at the top of the agenda for next year’s legislative session. You can learn more and email your legislators and the governor from Think New Mexico’s website at: www.thinknewmexico.org." ... See MoreSee Less

Think New Mexico | A results-oriented think tank serving New Mexicans

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Check out Think New Mexico’s 2021 legislative agenda! Think New Mexico has an ambitious agenda during this year’s strange, all-virtual legislative session. With no advocates or members of the publ...

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Think New Mexico

1 week ago

"Think New Mexico and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government scored a huge win for the taxpaying public with the passage of House Bill 55. The bill makes public all capital outlay spending that flows like the Amazon River from the Roundhouse.

This is what we all know as pork spending. It’s the primary method by which most senators and representatives get re-elected, by sending money to those projects where the most votes lie. Now everyone can know who sent money to which project and exactly how much...

This is a step in the right direction but taxpayers deserve much better. They deserve to have their tax dollars spent correctly, responsibly and to the best effect on most of the population." ... See MoreSee Less

Accountability in Pork Spending a Good Start

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Think New Mexico and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government scored a huge win for the taxpaying public last week with the passage of House Bill 55. The bill

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Think New Mexico

2 weeks ago

Watch Think New Mexico executive director Fred Nathan and Fronteras: A Changing America host Anthony Moreno as they discuss transparency during the 2021 legislative session, addressing predatory lending in NM, efforts to make financial literacy a high school graduation requirement, capital outlay public infrastructure funding transparency, repealing the tax on social security benefits, the NM Work and Save Act, as well as reforming the PERA pension board to be more qualified.

It also airs Thursday evening on KRWG-TV at 7:30 PM. ... See MoreSee Less

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Think New Mexico

2 weeks ago

“In a cash-strapped state like New Mexico, transparency in how elected officials spend public money is even more important.

For that reason, we applaud the publication of a list of how individual lawmakers spent public infrastructure funds under their control. Lawmakers have long resisted making that information public, but finally relented this year after sustained public pressure. We’ll be able to see the so-called capital outlay spending of individual lawmakers from now on. It’s an important step forward and a victory for transparency.

But in the same year state lawmakers finally made their infrastructure spending public, they passed a “supplemental appropriations” bill that’s strikingly similar to a slush fund.” - Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth ... See MoreSee Less

Lawmakers continue secret spending - New Mexico In Depth

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Government transparency is more than good, it’s essential. The dark corners of government make it difficult for the people (as in, all of us) to exercise our right and our duty to ensure those we el...