Senate OKs bill to consolidate most local elections, let cities opt out
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The House concurred with Senate amendments later Friday, so the bill now goes to Gov. Susana Martinez for consideration. Continue Reading
Governor signs four House bills, explains veto on a fifth
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The governor is in a battle with senators and hasn’t signed any Senate bills in days. Continue Reading
Surviving the Affordable Care Act’s repeal and replacement
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Time is short, but it is still possible for our Legislature to declare that it is willing to take control of New Mexico’s health care destiny. Continue Reading
Budget comes together, but veto pen hangs in the balance
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The final pieces of a 2018 fiscal year budget were falling into place Thursday with just enough money to balance spending and send lawmakers home without the need for a special session. Continue Reading
Conference committee will try to finalize ethics commission proposal
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The disagreement centers around whether details of how the commission would operate should be in the Constitution. Continue Reading
Will some of governor’s vetoed bills become law after all?
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The state Senate majority leader says three bills that Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed during the last week will become law after all. Continue Reading
Minimum-wage hike to $9 heads to governor
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The bill would increase New Mexico’s hourly minimum wage to $8.25 in October, then to $9 in April 2018. Continue Reading
We’ll pursue administrative reforms to capital outlay process
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Evidence-based information and testimony are important to ensure we fund important projects that bring jobs, vitality and stability to the state and our communities. Continue Reading
Republican senator trades barbs with governor’s camp
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Republican state Sen. Sander Rue didn’t take kindly to a nasty tweet by one of Gov. Susana Martinez’s political committees. Continue Reading
Senate’s veto override lands with a thud in House
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House Republicans are uneasy about fighting the governor head-on as time runs out to negotiate a deal on the state’s budget. Continue Reading
Governor blames Senate ‘failure’ for vetoes, signs two House GOP bills
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Gov. Susana Martinez’s office made clear Thursday that she’s directing her wrath primarily at the Senate in the session’s final days. Continue Reading
Conversion therapy ban clears New Mexico House
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The debate revealed a divide not just between the GOP and Democrats but between old school Republicans and the party’s younger members, particularly those from urban areas. Continue Reading
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Governor Veto
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The governor has reason for anger. But if that’s why she’s vetoing bills that passed with widespread bipartisan support, she isn’t saying it. Continue Reading
Bill aimed to keep guns from domestic abusers heads to governor
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A bill that advocates say will keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers is headed to Gov. Susana Martinez. Continue Reading
Handful of Senate Dems help Republicans defeat aid-in-dying bill
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The state Senate on Wednesday night defeated a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Continue Reading