MLG vetoes two concerning bills!

We RARELY agree with Gov. Lujan Grisham, but she does seem to have moved ever so slightly to the middle in recent months. And, while we don’t expect to get invited to the Gov.’s Christmas Party (assuming she has one) this year, we are pleased that she has vetoed HB 14 a complicated and tax-hiking bill (20% wholesale tax on alcohol) that we weren’t fans of.

She also vetoed HB 143 which would have created a very complicated and onerous web of regulations around lobbying that would have made efforts to work with legislators both more complicated and unnecessarily confusing for the average person.

The following from Dan Boyd of the Albuquerque Journal explains the issue:

🚨 Alert: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a tax package approved by lawmakers and a bill requiring more disclosure from lobbyists.

In all, governor vetoed 16 bills today on her final day to act on legislation passed during this year’s 60-day session. #nmpol #nmleg

— Dan Boyd (@DanBoydNM) April 11, 2025