Legislature

Freshman Representative Herrera Maintains Theme of Income Inequality

Legislature
This will be District 41 Rep. Susan Herrera’s, D-Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos counties, first term in public office. “My overall theme is income...

New Representative Sanchez Sponsors Bills for Missing Persons, Water Studies

Legislature
District 40 Rep. Joseph Sanchez took over the seat held for 46 years by former rep. Nick Salazar. Sanchez will sponsor four bills and is...

Senator Martinez Backs Bill to Support Rehab Centers

Legislature
District 5 Sen. Richard Martinez, who has retained his seat since 2001, prefiled 19 bills for the 2019 New Mexico Legislative session. Three of the...

Fighting over Ethics Commission Powers, Transparency

Editorials
    New Mexicans voted Nov. 6 overwhelmingly (75 percent) in favor of Constitutional Amendment 2, establishing an ethics commission to oversee the foxes in...

Endorsements for Constitutional Amendments, General Obligation Bonds

Editorials
    Voters have two constitutional amendments before them Nov. 6. Constitutional amendments look intimidating and many people’s eyes glaze over as they try to...

Another Public Records Win for the Good Guys

Editorials
    A win for the good guys, when it comes to keeping government processes open to the public.     Justice Miles Hanisee wrote in a...
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Lawmakers Question State Authority Over Dulce Schools

Education
This story was originally published in the Rio Grande SUN on July 19, 2018. As the Dulce Independent School District continues to go through its...

Senate Finance Chair Holds Sway over Funding

County
    The car tire blew. The 1948 Ford sedan rolled off the highway from Columbus, throwing the 16-year-old driver nearly to his death.     For...

Childhood Trauma Informed Stewart’s Legislative Success

County
    Santa Fe – She was 3 years old when her father died in a car crash and 17 when her mother committed suicide....

Grinch Works Days at Roundhouse

Legislature
    The Grinch lives. Governor Susana Martinez is steadfastly against raising taxes. She is even holding several state entities – including the Legislature –...

Legislators Juggle Funds Amid Cuts

County
    Even though Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed this year’s Capital Outlay budget, which would have mostly restored funding for public school buildings, local legislators...

Local Legislators Pass Variety of Bills

Legislature
    During the 60-day legislative session that ended March 18, 278 bills passed, with 138 from the House and 140 from the Senate, including...
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