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Updated: Senate leader released from hospital
SANTA FE – Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez was examined and released from Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center on Friday, two weeks after he underwent a heart procedure. The Belen Democrat... Read more »
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 »
Heather Wilson appointed to NNSA review panel
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday appointed former Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., to a new commission that will recommend ways to improve the performance of the National Nuclear Security... Read more »
UPDATE: Skandera confirmation hearing recessed
Hanna Skandera’s confirmation hearing has been recessed until tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Today’s hearing before the Senate Rules Committee lasted only two hours; enough time for the public to... Read more »
Denish won’t run for mayor
Former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish announced on Facebook this morning that she won’t run for mayor of Albuquerque this year. Here’s her full statement: “I have received encouragement from people... Read more »
House: Extend permanent fund payout
The House narrowly passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend indefinitely an increased distribution from the state's Land Grant Permanent Fund for teacher pay raises and schools.
