Proposal to consolidate local elections in limbo in session’s final hours
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The House and Senate are down to haggling over a final detail: whether to hold such elections in June or November of odd-numbered years. Continue Reading
Last-minute shuffles cement state budget deal
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A $6.3 billion spending plan is on its way to Gov. Susana Martinez after the Senate and House of Representatives brokered a compromise. Continue Reading
Is a bill to ease impact of power plant’s closure dead?
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On Wednesday, when the bill went to the Senate, it was assigned to the Conservation Committee, which isn’t scheduled to meet before the session ends at noon Thursday. 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 advances bill allowing spaceport to shield some records
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Amendments led a sunshine group to drop its opposition, but Spaceport America’s CEO said the bill could still let the facility withhold information such as leases and company identities. Continue Reading
Papen, other lawmakers call on all NMSU regents to resign
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The president pro tem of the Senate said the regents had arbitrarily stripped powers from Chancellor Garrey Carruthers. Continue Reading
Legislature OKs bill that would impose tax on nonprofit LANL contractor
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Without the bill, state and local governments could lose tens of millions of dollars if a nonprofit university takes over management of Los Alamos National Laboratory later this year. Continue Reading
Put students first in Lottery bill
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Since House Bill 147 now puts the interests of students first, we are encouraging the Senate to pass the bill in its amended form. Continue Reading
NMSU regents trim Carruthers’ power as chancellor
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The board has voted to strip the power to hire and fire administrators from its chancellor. Continue Reading
Lawmakers discuss snags to bipartisan budget deal
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The Legislature’s two chambers are at odds over a proposed $6.3 billion state budget. Continue Reading
Front-end license plate proposal gets new life
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On its second try, the bill passed 36-32 and goes next to the state Senate. Continue Reading
Bill to ease plant closing impact heads to House floor
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The House passed a bill designed to help a large school district keep most of its tax base if PNM closes the San Juan Generating Station. Continue Reading
Early education proposal dies without Senate finance hearing
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The proposal to expand early childhood education across New Mexico died quietly Tuesday at the state Capitol. Continue Reading
In defense Sen. Candelaria, a true leader
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Sen. Candelaria’s progressive street cred should be immune from suspicion. And he’s evolved to take on issues that don’t necessarily fit comfortably into his party’s worldview. Continue Reading
The battle for transparency at the Roundhouse is never-ending
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Legislation that would help New Mexicans better understand state government is going nowhere fast in the legislative session that ends Thursday. Continue Reading