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In Brief: News from around the Capitol

Panel OKs Earier Sunday Booze Sales    SANTA FE — A bill that would extend Sund ...
Angelo Romero, 7, is the lead hunter in the Tesuque Pueblo Warriors’ performance of the buffalo dance Friday in the rotunda of the state Capitol. Friday was American Indian Day at the Roundhouse. (MARLA BROSE/JOURNAL)

ON THE TRAIL OF THE BUFFALO

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Recording Disclosure Tabled

SANTA FE — A proposal to prohibit secret recordings of confidential conversations was stalled ...
At the Roundhouse: Lawyers, Sheep and Newspapermen

At the Roundhouse: Lawyers, Sheep and Newspapermen

I wrote earlier this week about the occupational composition of the New Mexico Legislature in 2013, including its 14 lawyers and the historic decline in the number of farmers and... Read more »

Voter ID, Tougher Penalties Sought

Legislation Targets Election Fraud

Overhaul of State Tax System Proposed

SANTA FE — Republican lawmakers proposed Thursday to significantly revamp New Mexico's g ...

Amendment Would Boost Early Childhood Education

Permanent Land Grant Fund Would Be Tapped

Film Rebate ‘Compromise’ Proposed

Unspent Money Would Carry Over
HAGEL: “Engagement is not appeasement”

Hagel Grilled On Nuclear Positions

WASHINGTON — U.S. defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel fielded eight hours of tough questions ...

Don’t Expect Help From City Hall on New Wage Law

Don't count on City Hall to step in if your employer isn't paying the new minimum wage. ...

Breaking: House Committee Approves Same-Sex Marriage Measure on 3-2 Vote

A proposed constitutional amendment that would make same-sex marriage legal in New Mexico passed its first legislative hurdle today, when members of a House panel voted 3-2 to move it... Read more »

ABQ Lawmaker Proposes “Compromise” Measure on Film Rebates

New Mexico’s film incentive program could be tweaked to allow certain television shows filmed in the state to receive larger a tax rebate, under a bill introduced today by Rep.... Read more »