New Mexico Majority Leader Abandons Donor Exposure Effort After Nonprofits Cry Foul - People United For Privacy

New Mexico Majority Leader Abandons Donor Exposure Effort After Nonprofits Cry Foul - People United For Privacy

The New Mexico Legislature adjourned on March 22 with Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth’s (D) surreptitious attack on nonprofit donor privacy and issue advocacy left to die in committee. The Senate unanimously passed Wirth’s bill, S.B. 85, in mid-February, but after facing significant nonprofit opposition during a recent House committee hearing, the Majority Leader was forced to declare: “The bill is dead.” According to New Mexico In Depth, “Wi…