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Lawmakers OK $8.6M For Session
SANTA FE — A measure to pay for operations of the Legislature is heading to Republican Gov. Su ...
Bill Aims To Disarm Feds’ Gun Controls
SANTA FE - A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation to prohibit the enforcement of fede ...
Senate Approves Committee Chairs, Members
The state Senate today approved committee chairs for the 60-day legislative session that began Tuesday. There are three new chairs: Democrat Peter Wirth of Santa Fe, heading the Conservation Committee;... Read more »
Updated: Raymond G. Sanchez Recovering After Heart Treatment
Former New Mexico House Speaker Raymond G. Sanchez was recovering at home Thursday in Albuquerque following treatment for what he called a “heart episode.” Sanchez, also a former president of... Read more »
Pro Tem Announces Members of Top Senate Committee
The new Senate President Pro Tem, Democrat Mary Kay Papen of Las Cruces, has announced the members of the so-called Committees’ Committee. That’s the bipartisan panel that decides who is... Read more »
Virgin CEO to Business Leaders: Pressure Legislators for Spaceport Liability Waiver
The CEO of Virgin Galactic asked Albuquerque business leaders today to help pressure the state Legislature to pass a bill that would shield spacecraft manufacturers from some lawsuits filed by... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Rodeo de Santa Fe
I drifted around the Capitol yesterday to soak up the atmosphere of the new legislative session, and here’s my report. Man, these guys look like a bunch of dudes starting... Read more »
N.M. Failing To Balance Checkbook
SANTA FE (AP) — State government hasn’t properly balanced its checkbook for more than six years, and officials in Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration are warning lawmakers that New Mexico’s... Read more »
