Another legislative session ends, and what did #NewMexico do to radically increase housing supply?? Inaction in the face of a housing affordability crisis is pushing people to other states or turning them against Dems for not meeting the moment #nmleg
Pretty infuriating that the Chair of Senate Finance Committee killed a bill that would’ve paid legislators, because he’d be expected to do work…
#nmleg #nmpol
Have the @DOGE folks made it to the part of the system yet that shows private Medicare Advantage plans get paid by the government 22% more than costs would be in traditional Medicare?
“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes the side of ordinary people and honest businesses," said Richard Dubois @nclc4consumers.bsky.social. "Without it we could return to the days before the 2008 financial crisis." #ProtectConsumers #DefendCFPB www.nclc.org/lawsuit-chal...
Paying our legislators would empower them to fight for what they promise. Many legislators don’t have time to dig into how our public money is spent, so they defer to an unelected budget office—whose agenda often conflicts with the public’s expectations. We have to pay for the democracy we deserve!
Hopefully more people jump in the race! #Albuquerque deserves better than a coronation of the status quo
#nmpol
Director Chopra’s leadership should serve as a model for future state & federal consumer protection officials. Listen to impacted communities & advocates, exercise your full authority for the benefit of consumers, and prove that government can work.
Who? What, is he funny or something?
WTFFFFFFFFF
@aoc.bsky.social has had the best, clearest analysis on #TikTok over the past 2 days. Proving yet again that @housedemocrats.bsky.social made a huge mistake rejecting her for the top Dem on the Oversight Committee! 😑
This “Dear Leader” sh*t is infuriatingly reminiscent of the industrialists groveling and paying fealty to the Nazi Party…
Can someone please explain why political leaders are often so horrible at collaborating with others? Is it that hard to imagine that working well with others can actually help you succeed too?? (We sadly see this with New Mexico state/local leaders too…) #nmpol
Was a delayed implementation of this policy really needed? The IRA passed in August 2022, but they basically gave credit-claiming to the next administration…
Maybe the best Christmas gift was discovering @ezraklein.bsky.social finally finished writing Abundance
It’s worth noting that #Republicans championed this issue in the 90s. Whether they’d do so now is a different matter
This story is so sad but also very frustrating for what it says about our system. Sure would be nice if #Democrats adopted a platform of #termlimits. People in seats of power—esp those living in the bubble that comes w/ a 20+ year tenure—shouldn’t see their jobs as entitlements or lifetime positions