House Democrats outline campaign finance reforms

SANTA FE (AP) – House Democratic leaders are rolling out their proposals for reforming New Mexico’s scandal-plagued campaign finance reporting system.
They also want to create an independent ethics commission and revamp a pension forfeiture law aimed at corrupt elected officials.
Democrats outlined their plans during a news conference outside the secretary of state’s office in Santa Fe on Tuesday.
The announcement comes just a month after Dianna Duran tendered her resignation a