/tags/melanie-majors Melanie Majors en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:43:26 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-04-18/lets-talk-transparency-and-the-legislature The 2023 legislative session is in the rearview mirror, but soon interim committee hearings will start up around the state in preparation for the 2024 session which begins next January. In this week’s show, we will talk about transparency, including several bills aimed at increasing transparency in government that recently succeeded or failed. We will also talk about the budget process and how it works, and how transparent it is – or is not. As the state continues to see record revenues, knowing how our money is spent is everybody’s business. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:43:26 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-04-18/lets-talk-transparency-and-the-legislature Megan Kamerick /local-news/2023-03-14/senate-committee-debate-highlights-transparency-issues-in-legislative-budget-process Jerry Redfern with Capital & Main has been following energy and environmental issues this session and wrote about the ongoing problem with transparency in the budget process. He talks with 91°µÍø about a bill that failed early in the session at the request of the All Pueblo Council of Governors and the debate over its lingering appropriation. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:22:07 GMT /local-news/2023-03-14/senate-committee-debate-highlights-transparency-issues-in-legislative-budget-process Megan Kamerick