/tags/independent-petroleum-producers-association-of-new-mexico Independent Petroleum Producers Association of New Mexico en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:39:14 GMT /local-news/2025-02-21/new-mexico-legislature-oil-gas-influence As of Feb. 18, legislators had submitted 878 bills for debate. Of those, 19 bills deal directly with oil and gas production in the state. Essentially all other bills are affected indirectly by the industry that provides nearly a third of New Mexico’s annual — and once again record-breaking — operating budget. In an overwhelmingly Democratic legislature, that makes for some unusual bedfellows. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:39:14 GMT /local-news/2025-02-21/new-mexico-legislature-oil-gas-influence Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main