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Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester says it’s “offensive” that Republicans in the state House of Representatives voted to reinstate the death penalty “in the dark of night” Thursday. Continue Reading
Objections to House Speaker Don Tripp’s decision to hear a bill to reinstate the death penalty after midnight on Thursday morning, with no notice to the pubic, fell on deaf ears. Continue Reading
Without a doubt, 2016 has been one of the toughest years on record in the Land of Enchantment. Continue Reading
Members of the House Finance and Appropriations Committee voted 8-6 along party lines to send the capital punishment legislation to a vote of the full 70-member House of Representatives. Continue Reading
The measure goes next to the state Senate, but it faces an uphill climb. Continue Reading
House Majority Leader Nate Gentry vowed to stay in session and force the Senate to return next week. Continue Reading
The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a bill Saturday allowing judges to sentence anyone convicted of intentional child abuse resulting in death to life in prison, which in New Mexico is 30 years. Continue Reading
Even as crime bills moved forward, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee worked to steer debate back to the state’s finances. Continue Reading
Lawmakers were still searching Thursday for hundreds of millions of dollars to balance New Mexico’s budget. Continue Reading
The only plan with any substance has been put forth by the Rio Grande Foundation. Continue Reading
Saying she’s tired of political games, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednesday evening that she will call lawmakers to Santa Fe on Friday to address the state’s budget shortfall and consider three crime-related bills. Continue Reading
We as a society lower ourselves to the level of killers when we perpetuate legal killing. Continue Reading
What our children need from us is honest self-reflection, individually and collectively. Continue Reading
Where are we failing our state’s children? What are we missing? Continue Reading
It seems that every week there is a new story in the newspaper showing the consequences of choosing tax cuts for the powerful over public investment. Continue Reading