List/Grid Author Archives: Dan Boyd / Journal Staff Writer
Breaking: NM public education secretary-designate to get confirmation hearing
More than two years after being named Gov. Susana Martinez’s public education secretary, Hanna Skandera will get a confirmation hearing in the state Senate. The highly-anticipated confirmation hearing will be... Read more »
Senate panel approves move to shore up state pension fund
SANTA FE - After several days of behind-the-scenes negotiations, scaled-back legislation aimed ...
Revised PERA solvency bill passes key Senate hurdle
After lingering in the Senate Finance Committee for days, a bill aimed at shoring up the cash-strapped Public Employees Retirement Association was approved tonight on a 9-0 vote. Changes to... Read more »
NM House shoots down coyote hunting contest bill
A bill that would prohibit coyote hunting contests in New Mexico was just voted down on the House floor, with House members voting 30-38 on the proposal. The legislation, House... Read more »
Breaking: House votes 53-16 to approve $5.9 billion budget
One of the biggest bills of the legislative session is on its way to the Senate, after House members voted 53-16 to approve a $5.9 billion spending plan for the... Read more »
House committee deadlocks on educators’ pension bill
SANTA FE — A bill aimed at shoring up New Mexico's public retirement system for teachers ...
