List/Grid Author Archives: Dan Boyd / Journal Staff Writer
Confirmation hearing for Skandera resumes today
SANTA FE — A politically charged confirmation hearing for New Mexico Public Education Secretar ...
Breaking: Key Senate panel approves amended version of $5.9 billion state budget
A $5.9 billion state spending plan for the coming year is headed to the full Senate for a final vote, after members of the Senate Finance Committee voted 8-0 in... Read more »
Senate committee to resume Skandera confirmation hearing tomorrow
The highly-anticipated confirmation hearing of New Mexico Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera will be continued Saturday morning, the chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee has announced. Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque,... Read more »
Breaking: Pension solvency bill endorsed by Senate on 38-4 vote
One of the heftiest bills facing the Legislature this session just passed a major hurdle, with the Senate voting 38-4 to approve legislation aimed at shoring up the New Mexico... Read more »
Bill to reinstate straight-party ticket voting OK’d by Senate
The Senate has voted 24-17 -- along party lines -- in favor of legislation that would bring back straight-party ticket voting in New Mexico.
Balderas: Audit firm has repaid “unlawful” NMFA payment
An audit firm has paid back more than $67,000 it received from the New Mexico Finance Authority for an audit that was never completed, state Auditor Hector Balderas said today.... Read more »
Senator willing to compromise on gun show background checks
SANTA FE - An Albuquerque senator said Wednesday that concerns over firearm-owners' priva ...
Amended version of ‘Breaking Bad’ bill moves on to Senate floor
A bill that would allow long-running New Mexico-based TV shows to pocket larger tax incentives from the state is one step closer to being sent to Gov. Susana Martinez’s desk.... Read more »
Senate OKs change to jobless fund
SANTA FE - Changes could be on the horizon for New Mexico's unemployment insurance fund, ...
