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In voting to delay consideration of a proposed censure of herself, Doña Ana County Commissioner Leticia Duarte-Benavidez was either flagrantly disregarding ethical behavior or showing a stunning lack of sense about what’s appropriate and what isn’t. Continue Reading
Doña Ana County Commissioners opted on Tuesday to delay a vote on whether to censure Commissioner Leticia Duarte-Benavidez, saying they need to hear more from employees who accuse her of interfering in county personnel matters involving a family member and her campaign treasurer. Continue Reading
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UPDATED: Gov. Susana Martinez promised last month to start webcasting meetings of the State Investment Council, and she’s making good on that pledge starting today. Continue Reading
Two behind-the-scenes battles exploded in public view and consumed the final hour of the 2011 legislative session today, causing the $240 million capital outlay bill to die as time expired. Continue Reading
A controversial bill dealing with driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants appears to be dead, giving Gov. Susana Martinez an opening to make good on her threat to use regulations to deal with the issue. Continue Reading
KUNM’s government project is liveblogging the last day of the 2010 regular legislative session. You can join in here. Continue Reading
Certain lawmakers and the attorney general have been working for years to try to pass a bill that would apply the provisions in the Governmental Conduct Act to local government officials. Continue Reading
Lawmakers gave final approval early this morning to Gov. Susana Martinez’s proposal to assign letter grades to schools based on performance. Continue Reading
The House and Senate both refused this evening to accept the other chamber’s version of a controversial bill dealing with driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, so a conference committee will try to work out the differences. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez will sign a bill approved by lawmakers tonight that would expand Katie’s Law to require a DNA sample from anyone arrested for a felony crime in New Mexico. Continue Reading
A bill that would require Gov. Susana Martinez to webcast meetings of her cabinet has been on the Senate floor calendar for at least a couple of weeks without getting a hearing. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez is in danger of losing some hard-fought battles with lawmakers as the end of the session approaches, but she has racked up a couple of victories. Continue Reading
A district judge has ruled that Attorney General Gary King, the state official charged with enforcing the Inspection of Public Records Act, has violated that very law. Continue Reading
A district judge ruled Wednesday that Attorney General Gary King’s office can’t prosecute a corruption case against former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron and others because of perceptions of a conflict. Continue Reading