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Hillary Clinton went to Iowa in 2016 to exorcise what plagued her 2008 failure to win the caucuses. Instead, she ended up with another fight she could not avoid. Continue Reading
With his win Monday night in the Iowa caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is riding a wave of momentum that can boost his prospects in a state where he was already poised to beat expectations: New Hampshire. Continue Reading
Santa Fe gallery owners and others in the art business say a tax bill introduced in the state Senate would do serious damage to the industry in New Mexico and hurt tourism in the state Capital. Continue Reading
The Senate Education Committee on Monday unanimously voted to approve a bill to use unclaimed lottery prize money to shore up the state’s Legislative Lottery Scholarship fund. Continue Reading
Sen. Bill Soules said he was looking to instigate a serious discussion about whether public school funding in New Mexico is enough to cover students’ needs. Continue Reading
One bill to use gains from the state’s $15 billion land grant endowment to expand early childhood education died Monday. A second has little chance of clearing the Legislature and receiving a place on the November ballot. Continue Reading
Ceil Levatino will have to resign from her position as a Las Cruces city councilor if she wins a state Senate seat she’s seeking this year. Continue Reading
Efforts to investigate and defund Planned Parenthood in Texas have produced few results thus far, other than indictments of the undercover videographers. Continue Reading
Steve Reed remembers a different kind of presidential campaign from when he was young. They did not last as long as they do now, the Iowa Republican said. Continue Reading
The remainder of the 2016 legislative session is likely to be dominated by the Democrat-controlled Senate stalling or killing many of the governor’s pet bills — and House Republicans blasting the Democrats for doing so. Continue Reading
Ted Cruz’s campaign is increasingly eyeing a win based on a kind of sweet spot of turnout — high but not too high. What’s riding on the bet is one of the central questions of Trump’s candidacy: Can he convert the thousands of people who pack stadiums for his rallies into reliable voters? Continue Reading
The governor is seeking a 1.2 percent cut in funding for the state’s Behavioral Health Services Division. The Legislature is looking for a 19 percent cut, seeking to shift some of costs over to Medicaid, which is jointly funded by the state and federal government. Continue Reading
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow all registered voters to vote in major-party primary elections advanced Saturday when one Republican sided with Democrats. Continue Reading
Don’t know who your representative is? Martha Canon is ready to help. She’s the longest-serving employee for the Legislative Council Service, which keeps the Roundhouse running smoothly. Continue Reading
New Mexico is America’s last holdout, the only state that doesn’t pay its legislators a base salary. Continue Reading