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N.M. Reaction Follows Party Lines
WASHINGTON — The reaction of New Mexico’s congressional delegation to President Barack Obama’s debt reduction speech Wednesday mirrored that of most others in Congress: Democrats liked it and Republicans didn’t.... Read more »
Dems Question Some Line-Item Vetoes
SANTA FE — Democratic legislators think Gov. Susana Martinez overstepped her constitutional bounds by using line-item vetoes to change dollar amounts in the state budget. House Democrats met Wednesday evening... Read more »
Supreme Court Rules Against Governor
The state Supreme Court today ruled against Gov. Susana Martinez in a case brought by New Mexico’s labor unions. The court in a unanimous decision said Martinez did not... Read more »
Martinez Signs Budget
On the final day for signing legislation from the 60-day session that ended March 19, Gov. Susana Martinez has signed into law a $5.4 billion budget for the upcoming year.... Read more »
More Bills OK’d, Vetoed, as Signing Deadline Nears
Gov. Susana Martinez has now signed 39 bills into law today, including several early-childhood education initiatives, as the deadline for bill action from New Mexico’s 60-day legislative session approaches. ... Read more »
Martinez Signs Ban on Corporal Punishment in Schools
Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation prohibiting paddling and other forms of corporal punishment in New Mexico public schools, her office announced this morning. Martinez, the state’s first-term Republican... Read more »
Legislature Adjourns
The Legislature adjourned shortly after noon on Saturday with attempts to restrict driver’s licenses for foreign nationals and two of Gov. Susana Martinez’s top education proposals dying in the final... Read more »
Final Hours
The Senate and House planned to reconvene at 8 a.m. today as they pushed toward the Legislature’s required adjournment at noon. Check our Capitol Bureau’s news blog below for developments... Read more »
Breaking: Heather Wilson is Running For Senate
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson announced Monday she will run for Senate in the 2012 election. Wilson is the first big name to confirm a run since Sen.... Read more »
Governor Appoints Spaceport Authority Members
Gov. Susana Martinez has named a new board of directors for the Spaceport Authority. The board will be chaired by Richard Holdridge, a retired Air Force officer from Deming who... Read more »
Martinez Appoints Tourism Secretary
Monique Jacobson, a Taos native and executive for PepsiCo, was picked today by Gov. Susana Martinez to head up New Mexico’s Tourism Department. The first-term Republican governor said... Read more »
Martinez Fills Legislative Vacancies
With just three days to spare before lawmakers gather in Santa Fe for a 60-day session, Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed an Alamogordo businessman and a Roswell pipeline inspector to... Read more »
