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Sen. Jacob Candelaria has made a number of changes to a bill that would impact whistleblowers in New Mexico — but the changes don’t appear to be winning over his critics. Continue Reading
‘We’re out of places to find additional dollars,’ says Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, the state Senate’s leading budget hawk. Continue Reading
The vandalizing of a Jewish graveyard in St. Louis becomes a very personal entry in ProPublica’s “Documenting Hate” database. Continue Reading
Despite statistics demonstrating what environmental advocates say is a need for stiffer enforcement, similar bills have failed in past years. Continue Reading
John Sanchez was acting as the state’s chief executive while Gov. Susana Martinez traveled to Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
Democrats argued that the bill was too complex and contained provisions many charter school advocates oppose. Continue Reading
The plan would boost funding for classrooms and the courts while cutting money for colleges and universities. It would also raise some taxes and fees. Continue Reading
On the eve of a meeting between Mexico’s president and American officials, Mexican officials emphatically rejected the latest Trump administration immigration proposal. Continue Reading
The bill would effectively strip the existing Act of its usefulness in helping to protect the people of New Mexico against many kinds of public corruption and other forms of wrongdoing. Continue Reading
The former U.S. congresswoman’s appearance at the Legislature demonstrated that the campaign for gun control is not letting up during the final weeks of the session. Continue Reading
The Senate approved a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to change the gender listed on on their birth certificate. Continue Reading
The bill would pay for jury trials and other costs for courts around the state for the rest of the budget year, which ends on June 30. Continue Reading
A bill to ban most trapping of animals on public lands in New Mexico probably is going nowhere this year because it’s caught in a clash between ranchers and advocates for animals. Continue Reading
The bill would boost spending on public schools by about $32 million but the governor says she won’t sign it. Continue Reading
The tax bill would bring in an estimated $265 million in ongoing revenue to help balance the state’s budget. Continue Reading