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The House shifted gears Thursday and voted to approve Senate changes to a bill that would require public employees to pay more for their pensions, sending Gov. Susana Martinez a funding bill that balances the budget. Continue Reading
Doña Ana County Commissioner Leticia Duarte-Benavidez stands accused of interfering in county personnel matters involving a family member and her campaign treasurer, and her colleagues are being asked to censure her at Tuesday’s meeting. Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez decides which bills get floor hearings and which don’t. That power becomes particularly important in these final days of the session. Among those watching intently is Gov. Susana Martinez, who has complained that Sanchez is “holding back” her bills. Continue Reading
The House refused early today to concur with Senate amendments to a bill that would require public employees to pay more for their pensions. That leaves the state $111 million short of balancing its budget, though there’s still time to resolve the issue before the session ends. Continue Reading
Since the Legislature doesn’t archive its webcasting, I decided Wednesday night to record the House debate on three important bills – the primary appropriations bill and legislation that would cap film incentives and increase public employee pension contributions. Watch it here. Continue Reading
Meet Barbara Hall, the newest member of the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education. The other board members have selected Hall to fill a vacancy created by the Jan. 31 resignation of Serena Shoop. Continue Reading
A new poll finds that U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich enjoys an early lead in a potential Democratic Senate primary against others who are considering running, but the race remains wide open. Continue Reading
During a late-night session that stretched into the early hours of this morning, the Senate approved the budget and other financial bills. Continue Reading
The House approved a bill that would change retirement plans for future public employees and current workers with less than five years of service – though it would exclude law enforcement officers from the changes. Continue Reading
U.S. District Judge William Lynch ordered today that most defendants charged with being part of an illegal firearms trafficking ring be held without bond, the Las Cruces-Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Public information belongs to the public, and it shouldn’t be sold for profit by the government. But that’s exactly what the state is doing with its electronic database of driver’s records. Continue Reading
The wife of a Columbus village trustee indicted last week on charges related to being part of an illegal firearms trafficking ring has become the 12th person charged in the case. Continue Reading
KUNM’s government project is liveblogging the last week of the legislative session. You can join in here. Continue Reading
Though the secretary of state says it’s legal for Gov. Susana Martinez to blur the line between lobbying the Legislature and campaigning, the situation has me questioning whether Martinez’s actions match with her campaign rhetoric about ethical behavior. Continue Reading
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