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
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
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
Campaign donations reflect the sharp split in Congress among Republicans
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A ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows conservative House Republicans have less and less in common with their party’s leaders, whose donors sometimes more closely resemble those of Democrats. Continue Reading
NM rancher renounces grazing contract at Oregon protest
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A rancher from Grant County in Southwestern New Mexico renounced his federal grazing contract on Saturday during a protest held by the armed group that has taken over a national wildlife refuge in Oregon. Continue Reading
Scientists probe groundwater changes in Doña Ana County
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Years of recent drought in the Southern New Mexico borderlands encouraged intensive pumping of groundwater in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
Remembering Miguel Silva, former Las Cruces city councilor
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NMPolitics.net received some thoughtful comments on social media from people who were mourning and remembering Silva. We’re publishing many here in their entirety. Continue Reading
What is political ‘dark money’ — and is it bad?
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Secret cash is influencing elections in the United States. Here’s how. Continue Reading
Military bases nationwide stop accepting NM driver’s licenses
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A day after state leaders continued their political bantering about New Mexico driver’s licenses, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it will stop accepting the state’s licenses as valid forms of ID to get onto bases nationwide. Continue Reading
The Juárez workers’ fight crosses the border in 2016
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Last week, in solidarity with Lexmark workers in Ciudad Juárez, demonstrations were staged in Mexico City; El Paso, Texas; and Lexington, Kentucky. Continue Reading