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UPDATED: House Speaker Ben Luján abruptly adjourned tonight’s session and walked off the floor, ignoring objections, after he delayed an attempt to hear a bill that would outlaw giving driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. The governor was quick to accuse him of breaking House rules. Continue Reading
UPDATED: After hours of contentious debate, the House approved legislation this evening that would cap payouts under the state’s film incentive program at $45 million annually. Continue Reading
UPDATED: On a vote of 35-34, the House passed the budget today, sending it to the Senate for consideration. Continue Reading
Heath Haussamen went on the radio program News New Mexico this morning to talk about the Legislature and the Senate’s controversial rule requiring permission to photograph or film committee meetings. Continue Reading
Investors.com is out with a new article asserting that tea party candidates are “rookies no more,” and it’s pointing to Republican Greg Sowards of Las Cruces as one candidate who is ready to rumble in 2012. Continue Reading
The public information officer for the state’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, a lifelong Democrat, says she was sad to see Republican Harrison Schmitt withdraw his nomination to lead the department because he was doing a good job. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Sens. Peter Wirth and Sander Rue went on the radio this morning to decry a rule their colleagues passed that allows committee chairs or ranking members to shut down filming and photographing of public meetings. Continue Reading
The N.M. Spaceport Authority on Monday named retired Air Force civilian employee Christine Anderson to be its executive director. Continue Reading
“Tight budget doesn’t dampen this party,” declared a headline in the Sunday edition of the Albuquerque Journal. It was referring to the University of New Mexico’s continued wining and dining of legislators during the budget crunch. Continue Reading
Clearly New Mexico’s Tracy Dingmann has obtained some interesting documents related to the governor’s “Small Business-Friendly Task Force” and has some revealing posts about them. Continue Reading
Following Heath Haussamen’s exchange last week with Sens. John Arthur Smith and Sue Wilson Beffort, the Senate’s controversial rule requiring permission to photograph or film committee meetings is getting some media attention. Continue Reading
The N.M. Foundation for Open Government sent a letter to Senate committee chairs and ranking members today stating that it is “gravely concerned” that senators are placing “new and unconstitutional restrictions” on people wanting to photograph or film public meetings. Continue Reading
While I’ve been in Santa Fe this week, I’ve been talking to people about the state budget and found that there are some interesting and, in some instances, unconventional dynamics in play. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez says her administration is going to webcast meetings of the State Investment Council and some other executive branch boards and commissions, and adds that others should not be prohibited from webcasting such meetings. Continue Reading
At least one Democrat in the Legislature says the state should repeal a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Continue Reading