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With the Legislative session ending Thursday, a bill to expand the use of a powerful drug to reverse opioid overdoses is still waiting for a final vote on the Senate floor. Continue Reading
The change is intended to increase citizen access by giving those who can’t attend meetings in person or watch webcasts live a way to catch up at their convenience. Continue Reading
Four elected officials in Los Alamos County could receive almost a tenfold increase in pay through a bill that cleared the state Legislature on Tuesday. Continue Reading
The rally came days after the state Senate approved an amended budget that would cut such services by $3.7 million. Continue Reading
In a cantankerous hearing Tuesday night, a Senate committee approved a bill to increase penalties for those who manufacture, distribute and possess child pornography, but not until adding an exception for consensual cases of teenage “sexting.” Continue Reading
Time and money are both running out as state education officials try to broker a deal with the U.S. government by the end of the legislative session, at noon Thursday, to prevent the loss of at least $34 million in federal funding for special-education programs. Continue Reading
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Nora Espinoza, who is running for secretary of state, would prohibit expenditures to defray “normal living expenses” for the candidate and his or her family members. Continue Reading
Once again, the state Senate has confirmed its status as the graveyard for ethics legislation. Continue Reading
We are the only state that expects the Legislature to approve a capital outlay bill without any system for planning, vetting or selecting projects. Continue Reading
And the people aren’t ready, yet, to rise up and make him. Continue Reading
Security crews denied ordinary people access to the gallery of the House of Representatives on opening day, when Republican Gov. Susana Martinez gave her State of the State speech. In response, Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez proposed prohibiting reserved seating during joint meetings of the House and Senate. Continue Reading
House Appropriations and Finance Committee members have been special guests at two events at The Bull Ring steakhouse in downtown Santa Fe. Continue Reading
With only days left in the session, the tough talk about strengthening a law on taking pensions from corrupt public officials has quieted. Bills that would do so have yet to make it to the floor of either chamber. Continue Reading
On Monday the House of Representatives passed — with only one dissenting vote — a $166 million bill for projects all over the state. And the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously recommended a bill already passed by the Senate that would authorize $186 million in projects. Continue Reading
Assuming the Senate gives a final OK to the legislation, the proposed constitutional amendment would be on the November ballot, letting voters decide whether to approve it. Continue Reading