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House panel votes against minimum wage annual increase
A House committee today rejected a proposal to change the state constitution to require the minimum wage to be increased annually, in order to keep up with inflation. House Joint... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Checking the landscape
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 »
Breaking: House committee approves $5.9B budget bill on 15-3 vote
A $5.9 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year is on its way to the House floor after being approved this morning in the House Appropriations and Finance Committee.... Read more »
Colo. Dems lead charge on gun control
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed a handful of gun control bills, signaling a political shift in the wake of recent mass shootings and pressure from the... Read more »
House panel to weigh wage indexing
SANTA FE (AP) — Voters could decide whether to increase New Mexico’s minimum wage for inflation under a proposal backed by Democratic lawmakers. The House Voters and Elections Committee is... Read more »
ROUNDHOUSE ROUNDUP
Readers assess the arguments behind barring guns from the Capitol and raising the state's minimum wage
Legislature in brief
Sanchez back after heart procedure Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen ...
