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Breaking: NM Gun Control Measure Stalls on 8-8 Vote
After nearly five hours of heated testimony and debate, a measure that would have required mandatory background checks for firearm purchases from gun shows or private vendors failed to advance... Read more »
House OKs Bill to Expand Amber Alert System
SANTA FE (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers have approved a proposal backed by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez to broaden a state warning system for finding abducted children. The House approved... Read more »
Breaking: Spaceport Liability Measure Zooms Through Senate Committee
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee just voted 9-0 in favor of a bill that would expand legal liability protections for spacecraft manufacturers and suppliers, paving the way for a... Read more »
Gun Control Bill Draws Big Crowd at N.M. Roundhouse
A committee hearing on state Rep. Miguel Garcia’s bill to require background checks for private sales, the so-called gun show loophole, has been moved to the House chamber because of... Read more »
New-Hire Tax Credit Would Spark N.M. Job Growth, Gov. Says
Gov. Susana Martinez reiterated her legislative plan for economic development today, saying a proposed $1,000 tax credit for each new employee a company hires and new funding for the state-supported... Read more »
NM Dems Announce Legislative Jobs Package
Top-ranking Democratic state lawmakers this morning rolled out their plan to get the state’s economy back on track, calling their approach more far-reaching than the one unveiled last month by... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Raw Numbers
Numbers from Sunday Journal stories still rolling around in my head: – Medicaid paid for about 70 percent of the nearly 28,000 child births in New Mexico in 2010. –... Read more »
2 City Councilors Plan Overhaul Of APD Oversight
Two city councilors say it's time to overhaul Albuquerque's police oversight system, and ...
Udall Filibuster Effort Falls Short; Lujan Grisham Noticed
Sen. Tom Udall's plan to blunt the impact of a filibuster roared into the Senate at the beginn ...
Russian protest movement has implications for the U.S.
Expert says bedrock American values show in the growing resistance to Putin's rule
