GOP license bill clears House; faces Senate opposition
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A major sticking point is the Republican plan to create driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants, who currently can apply for a regular driver’s license. Continue Reading
State budget pain grows worse as oil price slides
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The crash in energy prices has torn a monster hole in the state of New Mexico’s budget. Continue Reading
Defense attorney group warns against tough-on-crime agenda
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As the New Mexico Legislature spends much of its time debating bills that would create more crimes, increase prison time and, in some cases, take sentencing decisions out of the hands of judges, other states are moving in the other direction. Continue Reading
House bill to cut taxes for small oil, gas producers clears first hurdle; critics call it a bailout
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A House bill that would offer a tax break to what one lawmaker calls the “little guys” of the oil and gas industry cleared its first hurdle Wednesday. Continue Reading
State Supreme Court justice backs proposed constitutional amendment to alter bail rules
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State Supreme Court Justice Charles Daniels, departing from the tradition of judicial impartiality, joined with state legislators Wednesday to advocate for what he called the most important criminal justice reform of his eight years on the bench. Continue Reading
NM senators weigh in after police killing of armed group’s spokesman
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Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich called for legal action against the protesters and an end to the standoff. Continue Reading
In six days, it will be one day too late
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On the table: $575 million and a singular opportunity to hold the leadership of the Albuquerque Public Schools accountable. Continue Reading
Accused cop killer was previously prosecuted by Martinez’s office when she was DA
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Davon Lymon’s plea deal in that 2002 case landed him in prison for more than 10 years. He could have been imprisoned for more than 30 years had he gone to trial and been convicted on the original charge, first-degree murder. Continue Reading
‘Three strikes’ bill heads for House floor vote
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Rep. Paul Pacheco said his bill would target only a small number of predators who commit a disproportionate number of violent crimes. Continue Reading
Bill that calls for holding back some third-graders who struggle to read advances in House
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The bill would apply to only about 2,000 of the state’s roughly 25,000 third-graders. Continue Reading
House panel endorses adding cops to hate-crime law
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A bill to add police officers as a protected class under New Mexico’s hate crimes law cleared a Republican-controlled House committee Tuesday. Continue Reading
Democratic lawmakers call for ban on solitary confinement for youth
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Even before President Barack Obama on Tuesday barred federal prisons from putting juveniles in solitary confinement, two state legislators had filed bills to create similar restrictions in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Martinez needs to tell the truth during driver’s license debate
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Deliberations in the current legislative session will lead to a better solution if the governor drops the dishonest rhetoric. Continue Reading
Just seven additional states needed to call constitutional convention
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Such a meeting, not held since the United States’ earliest days, is becoming a real possibility. Continue Reading
Grand jury indicts abortion foes behind undercover videos
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A Texas grand jury on Monday indicted the videographers behind undercover recordings of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Houston and cleared the clinic of any wrongdoing. Continue Reading