31 January 2024, Bill banning discrimination narrowly defeated
“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.
29 January 2024, New bill would protect renters and buyers from income discrimination
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…
25 January 2024. Changes to New Mexico employees’ and politicians’ anti-corruption law clear first committee
Changes to New Mexico employees’ and politicians’ anti-corruption law clear first committee: santafenewmexican.com
12 January 24
Kathleen previews the upcoming legislative session, plus she tells us why we have 30-day sessions in New Mexico.
15 Jan 2024: Library Bill Coverage on KRQE-13
HB123, Introduced by Senator Harold Pope (D-Bernalillo) and Representative Kathleen Cates, would make public libraries ineligible to receive state funding if they ban material based on political or religious ideology or other arbitrary factors. Read the story and watch the video here.
5 Jan 2024 NM Tax Dollars must go to local hospitals and clinics
Representatives Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson, Eleanor Chavez, and Kathleen Cates in the Sandoval Signpost: In the last Legislative Health and Human Services Committee, members were presented with the shocking reality that New Mexico is home to the largest percentage of private equity owned hospitals in the nation. As legislators, we are committed to demanding transparency and…
Legislative work continues past session
Kathleen’s work does not stop when the Legislature ends. Listen to this Rio Rancho Radio interview with Kathleen about the work she is doing–from ensuring our farmers have water, to advocating for disability access at our universities, to making sure that the people who need it can buy affordable housing. Recorded 6 July 2023.
Kathleen in the Albuquerque Journal
How will women legislators modernize New Mexico’s citizen legislature? Read about it in the Journal.
Bill Expands Coverage for Prosthetics
Bill calls for expanded coverage for prosthetics patients in NM