List/Grid Author Archives: John Robertson / Journal Staff Writer

It’s gotten to that impenetrable time. Grit in your eyes. Hard to figure out what’s going on. Ten days left in the New Mexico legislative session. We’re seeing more close... Read more »

At first glance, the most surprising thing about the Senate vote to increase the state minimum wage was that not a single Democrat voted against it. Ordinarily, you would think,... Read more »

Things sure have a way of stacking up around here. Maybe it’s just my usual spring fever that makes me impatient. Our 112 senators and representatives have until March 16... Read more »

Hanna Skandera won’t be the first Cabinet nominee to be grilled by the New Mexico Senate. And while the Senate apparently will have a couple of field days questioning Skandera’s... Read more »

Senate Democratic leaders sound frustrated. Sounds like they’re calling out Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. Trying to rope her in. Or is she roping them in? Get a load of this:... Read more »

Democratic progressives might be on a roll in the New Mexico Legislature, but they have badlands to cross even before they encounter arctic receptions from Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. Those... Read more »

People keep asking me what kind of a legislative session it is. I usually shrug. Every session is different but they all start on time and end on time. The... Read more »

It looks like the usual mess. Halfway through their 60-day session, New Mexico lawmakers have introduced roughly 1,300 bills and, as of Monday morning, had passed and sent to Gov.... Read more »

We still offer so much information in the Journal every day even I sometimes have trouble keeping track. Coverage of “One Billion Rising” events on Valentine’s Day is an example... Read more »