At the Roundhouse
A legislature blog by John Robertson
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At the Roundhouse: As the smoke clears
One lawmaker looming large as the smoke clears from the 2013 New Mexico legislative session is John Arthur Smith, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. In the last hours of... Read more »
At the Roundhouse — The end
They’re outta here. The Senate and House adjourned shortly after noon. Gov. Susana Martinez said she’ll sign a tax package and the budget and won’t call a special session. But... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Pork and more
Lawmakers have given final approval to $274 million worth of capital improvements across New Mexico — the proverbial “pork” of the 60-day legislative session. Want to see the complete list... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: ‘Longmire’
While trying to avoid taking sides on the “Breaking Bad” bill and the state’s film tax credits, I admit I’m glad to hear that Season 2 of “Longmire” will be... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Boots, suits and Alice King
Sometimes you can guess the issue by the uniforms. I’m talking about people showing up at the Legislature to weigh in on matters hitting close to home. When it’s cockfighting... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Counting noses
The big hopes of early childhood education advocates — constitutional amendment proposals to get more program money by increasing the take from the Land Grant Permanent Fund – now lie... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: March madness
No, not basketball. I’m talking about spring-season Legislature. I’m stuck in a big round building in Santa Fe observing MLA, or Mixed Legislative Arts. This is the annual, few-holds-barred cage... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Snowball chances
It’s gotten to that impenetrable time. Grit in your eyes. Hard to figure out what’s going on. Ten days left in the New Mexico legislative session. We’re seeing more close... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Behind that minimum wage vote
At first glance, the most surprising thing about the Senate vote to increase the state minimum wage was that not a single Democrat voted against it. Ordinarily, you would think,... Read more »
At the Roundhouse: Three up, 314 to go
Things sure have a way of stacking up around here. Maybe it’s just my usual spring fever that makes me impatient. Our 112 senators and representatives have until March 16... 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 »
At the Roundhouse: Dopey rope tricks?
Senate Democratic leaders sound frustrated. Sounds like they’re calling out Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. Trying to rope her in. Or is she roping them in? Get a load of this:... Read more »
