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At the Roundhouse: Confirmation playbook
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 »
At the Roundhouse: Dopey rope tricks?
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 »
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 »
At the Roundhouse: Go Lobos
I’ll bet this place clears out early tonight. No. 14 Lobos versus San Diego State, 8:15 p.m. (CBS Sports Network. Comcast 274. DirectTV 613. Dish 158). That’s why. I’m not... Read more »
Renewed effort on driver’s licenses tabled in House committee
SANTA FE — A new effort to change the state’s practice of issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants was tabled in committee late Tuesday after Democratic members charged the measure... Read more »
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 »
Proposal to restructure UNM, NMSU regents stalled in House committee
A proposal to restructure the boards of regents at the state’s largest schools, the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, was stalled today in a House committee.... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Badlands
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 »
Proposed assault weapon ban killed in late-night committee
The House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee voted 3-2 to table an effort to ban assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
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 rejects same-sex marriage measure
The House Voters and Elections Committee today defeated a proposal to change the state constitution to allow same-sex marriage. House Joint Resolution 3, sponsored by Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe,... Read more »
