Daily Lobo story on House Bill 25. The bill —presented by Representative Kathleen Cates (D), Andrea Romero (D), Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) and Cristina Parajón (D)—would amend the state’s Human Rights Act to prohibit the refusal to sell or rent property to someone based on their income source, defined in the bill as “a lawful and verifiable source of money used to pay for housing.”
Cleveland High School teacher Ashali Knoell won the prestigious National Milken Educators Award. The Cabinet Secretary of Education, RRPS Superintendent, past recipients, the entire school (including the awesome marching band) as well as the RR Mayor, 3 Legislators (Kathleen was one), and the Sandoval County Commissioner were there to congratulate the recipient. Ashali Knoell won…
From Source NM: An effort to fix the state’s anti-corruption statute after the New Mexico Supreme Court barred prosecutors from bringing criminal charges under several of its provisions died in the state Senate. The legislation languished in a committee after clearing the House 66-0 with two weeks to go in the legislative session, which ended…
House Unanimously Passes Ethics Bill to Prevent Abuses of Power Would update Governmental Conduct Act to make sexual quid pro quo an ethics violation Santa Fe, N.M. – House Bill 5 passed the House tonight with a unanimous vote of 61-0. This bill updates the Governmental Conduct Act to make the exchange of sexual acts for…
“A push to prohibit landlords across the state from turning away tenants whose rent is partially paid by government subsidies narrowly failed in a legislative committee meeting Monday afternoon.” Kathleen will reintroduce the bill next year. Read the story in Source NM.
KOAT News story