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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
Rep. Paul Pacheco said his bill would target only a small number of predators who commit a disproportionate number of violent crimes. Continue Reading
The bill would apply to only about 2,000 of the state’s roughly 25,000 third-graders. Continue Reading
For better or worse, New Mexico’s Legislature must drive economic policymaking. Continue Reading
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
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
Deliberations in the current legislative session will lead to a better solution if the governor drops the dishonest rhetoric. Continue Reading
Such a meeting, not held since the United States’ earliest days, is becoming a real possibility. Continue Reading
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
New Mexicans, I believe, are sophisticated enough to know that their interests are best represented by an inclusive, motivated, professional, 21st century legislature. Continue Reading
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
If someone is on the take, their net worth goes up. But the watchdogs are not looking at net wealth increases. Continue Reading
A prior version of this article stated that Sewell tore up his contract, quoting The Associated Press article incorrectly. Sewell renounced his contract with the Forest Service but videos don’t show him tearing it up. Bundy has urged ranchers to tear up their contracts. Continue Reading
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
Years of recent drought in the Southern New Mexico borderlands encouraged intensive pumping of groundwater in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading