The Republican-controlled state Senate, taking a lead from Democratic U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, passed ethics legislation Friday that would change definitions of lobbyists. The bill ...

The 2023 Legislature passed a suite of new laws that expanded who must register as a lobbyist, particularly in regards to lobbying local governments. (A description of those changes can be found here.

Prior to passage of last year’s lobbyist registration changes, those who lobbied metropolitan governmental units were already subject to registration and reporting requirements. Those requirements ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – You probably have an idea of what lobbyists do – they influence, schmooze, and spend to shape politics. But how exactly does that work? And are they necessarily a bad thing?