How one influential NM powerbroker might have escaped a drunken driving charge
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Ryan Flynn was charged with aggravated DWI on May 20. Less than three months later he pleaded no contest to careless driving. Continue Reading
I’m tired of kids dying. I don’t want to have to be a hero.
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Perhaps we teachers and school administrators should not be the only ones bearing the weight of protecting our children from mass shootings. Continue Reading
Children in one ABQ neighborhood face onslaught of risk factors
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New Mexico is one of the toughest states to be a child. Within the state, the so-called International District is among the toughest neighborhoods. Continue Reading
Slate of domestic violence measures on governor’s desk
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If Gov. Susana Martinez signs a Senate bill into law, New Mexico will become the 46th state to specifically define strangulation as a serious violent crime. Continue Reading
Session ends with lawmakers praising bipartisan work
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A session marked by widespread agreement on the state’s budget and other issues ended Thursday with lawmakers praising each other for their work. Continue Reading
Lawmakers send omnibus crime bill to governor
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New Mexico legislators rolled five different crime bills into one, calling it a bipartisan attempt to make communities and prisons safer. Continue Reading
Committee blocks bill shielding law enforcement officers
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The bill would have extended greater legal immunity to officers accused of wrongdoing. Continue Reading
Bills would earmark funds to improve school security
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A December shooting at Aztec High School has become a call to action at the Legislature. Continue Reading
Domestic violence advocates tout progress of strangulation bills at the Roundhouse
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New Mexico is one of only five state without a law specifying that strangulation is a crime. Continue Reading
Senate committee ups funding for law enforcement, education, spaceport
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The state budget still needs approval of the full Senate, and then must go back to the House for concurrence. Continue Reading
Juvenile sentencing proposal faces uphill climb in Legislature
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The bill would eliminate automatic release at age 21 for those sentenced for serious offenses as juveniles. Continue Reading
Swift end for House bill to reinstate death penalty
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New Mexico abolished the death penalty in 2009, and it is not coming back this year. Continue Reading
Teen’s death dominates legislative hearing on fatal child abuse penalty
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The bill would toughen the penalty for killing a child between the ages of 13 and 18. Continue Reading
Legislators strike a middle path between Martinez and judiciary on crime
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New Mexico has risen to the top of national lists marking property and violent crime rates in American cities. But how to solve it? Continue Reading
New Mexico House panel OKs bipartisan crime legislation
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Democrats and Republicans rallied behind a package of crime and public safety legislation on Wednesday. Continue Reading