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Important 2023 Dates

Jan. 17: Opening day (noon)
Feb. 16: Deadline for bill introduction
March 18: Session ends (noon)
April 7: Bill signing deadline
June 16: Effective date of bills without emergency clause or other specified date

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Dan Boyd, pictured left in 2018, is the Capitol Bureau Chief for the Journal and has covered the New Mexico Legislature since 2008. He previously covered Santa Fe City Hall and worked for a newspaper in Idaho. After nearly a decade working there, Boyd rarely gets lost in the Roundhouse.

Dan McKay, center, joined the legislative team ahead of the 2017 session, when he learned more than he ever wanted to know about sponge bonds. Before that, he covered City Hall and county government in Albuquerque. McKay is an Air Force brat who graduated from the University of New Mexico.

Eddie Moore, right, lives in Santa Fe County and has been covering the New Mexico Legislature, state government and northern New Mexico as a news photographer for more than 20 years, sometimes with a patrician slant toward fishing.

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What passed and what failed: New Mexico's 2023 legislative ...
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has until ... Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has until April 7 to act on bills passed during the final three days of the session, which ended Saturday ...
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New Mexico has a sweeping new election law. Here ...
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Legislation signed into law Thursday makes ... Legislation signed into law Thursday makes a host of changes intended to protect Native American voting rights in New Mexico. But it will also ...
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Following catastrophic wildfires in New Mexico last year, Gov. ...
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New Mexico fire and forestry officials ... New Mexico fire and forestry officials are asking the public to be extra careful as hotter, drier weather increases the risk of wildfires
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Four years after vetoing NM elected officials pay raise, ...
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has not ... Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has not yet acted on a bill that would boost the salary levels for all New Mexico statewide elected officials ...
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Sweet smell of success: State law now declares an ...
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New Mexico now has an official ... New Mexico now has an official state aroma. But a song will have to wait
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Governor signs free school meals bill, says its benefits ...
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New Mexico might not be the ... New Mexico might not be the first state to provide free school meals to all K-12 public school students. But Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...
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After 40 years at the Roundhouse, David Abbey is ...
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David Abbey, a prolific reader whose ... David Abbey, a prolific reader whose knowledge of state government often made him an annoyance to Democratic and Republican governors alike, is retiring after ...
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Lujan Grisham signs bills expanding Human Rights Act, revising ...
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Supporters say two bills signed by ... Supporters say two bills signed by the governor Friday will strengthen LGBTQ rights in New Mexico
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Veto pen ready, Lujan Grisham prepares to review capital ...
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A capital outlay package includes some ... A capital outlay package includes some big-ticket items for Albuquerque, but New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has line-item veto power to shape the ...
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Amid climate change and wildfire recovery, New Mexico enacts ...
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Senate Bill 9 establishes new legacy ... Senate Bill 9 establishes new legacy and permanent funds that supporters say will provide a sustainable stream of cash for projects ranging from watershed ...