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New Mexico issued the fewest number of new driver’s licenses to immigrants in 2015 since a 2003 law was approved that allows immigrants without legal status to obtain a license, according to statistics released Tuesday. Continue Reading
Even some of Gov. Susana Martinez’s most ardent supporters, including the Albuquerque Journal and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, have publicly supported the Senate’s amended version of House Bill 99. Continue Reading
In internal memos, groups opposing tighter state campaign finance rules in New Mexico and elsewhere coach their local supporters on how to battle disclosure of political donors. Continue Reading
Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller says he is confident he and his team will stop President Obama’s immigration plan from taking effect. Continue Reading
The state House Health Committee unanimously supported a bill Tuesday that would make it easier for community health workers, family members, first responders and social services agencies to administer an antidote for opioid overdoses. Continue Reading
A week after his win in the Iowa caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was jockeying for third place in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, finding himself among a pack of GOP also-rans swamped by real estate magnate Donald Trump. And after conceding to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democrat Hillary Clinton needs Texas more than ever. Continue Reading
A lengthy hearing full of emotional, deeply personal stories — and rhetoric about abortion that has been offered by both sides of the debate for decades — didn’t change any minds on a state Senate committee Tuesday. Continue Reading
Army Spc. Daniel Fernández died almost 50 years ago when he dived on an enemy grenade in Vietnam, saving the lives of four buddies. Continue Reading
State Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas says he didn’t set out to change the mission of the Santa Fe-based New Mexico School for the Deaf. He simply wanted to study the possibility of adding a four-year college. Continue Reading
A proposed amendment to the budget bill moves our state in the right direction by removing $8.5 million that funds the destructive and failed “merit pay” program of the Public Education Department. Continue Reading
Let’s get this done. Then let’s direct all this righteous anger toward a renewed push for sensible immigration reform. Continue Reading
We must continually engage conservative voters, as progressives do through the Progressive Voter Alliance, and we must ensure they go vote their values. Continue Reading
If the Legislature OKs the proposed amendment to the N.M. Constitution, voters would have the final say in November. Continue Reading
Two Senate Democrats made blistering attacks on the state Public Education Department on Monday night, then helped kill a bill the agency supported to allow schools to hire adjunct teachers in grades 7 through 12. Continue Reading
The Corrections Department recently instituted a week-long ban on visitors to the prisons in order to ease the workload on officers. A spokeswoman said the department likely will impose the ban once a month until the department can hire and keep more guards. Continue Reading