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House passes decreased marijuana penalties
SANTA FE — The House today passed a bill that would decrease penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana by ending arrests or misdemeanor criminal charges for first-time offenders... Read more »
Breaking: Governor vetoes whistleblower bill
Gov. Susana Martinez has vetoed a bill aimed at giving more protections to people who complain about alleged violations of the state law governing wages paid on public works projects.... Read more »
Breaking: Senate approves bill expanding NM film rebate program
A measure that would expand the state’s film tax credit program, while leaving an annual cap of $50 million on subsidy spending intact, was approved today in the Senate on... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Counting noses
The big hopes of early childhood education advocates — constitutional amendment proposals to get more program money by increasing the take from the Land Grant Permanent Fund – now lie... Read more »
House advances early childhood funding, revised rule on lawmaker email release
SANTA FE — The state House today approved legislation to create a path toward increasing payouts from the Land Grant Permanent Fund for early childhood programs and a proposed rule... Read more »
Updated: Skandera questioned by Senate committee, but no confirmation vote taken
New Mexico Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera spent three hours answering questions from a Senate committee this morning, but the third day of confirmation hearings on Skandera’s nomination ended like... Read more »
House committee expands, approves hike in state minimum wage
A House committee today expanded a bill to increase New Mexico’s minimum wage and then approved it. That sends it to the House floor for a vote. Under the legislation,... Read more »
House committee keeps driver’s license bill bottled up
A bill that would stop the widespread issuance of driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants remains bottled up in a legislative committee today after the members deadlocked on it. The 9-9... Read more »
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 »
At the Roundhouse: March madness
No, not basketball. I’m talking about spring-season Legislature. I’m stuck in a big round building in Santa Fe observing MLA, or Mixed Legislative Arts. This is the annual, few-holds-barred cage... 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 »
