Some Legislators want action on Governor’s vetoes

Some members of the NM legislative council want action in response to the Governor's budget line item vetoes. At a meeting of the legislative council on Monday state legislators, both…

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gbs021919p/STATE -- A care is stopped at the portable traffic light signal on New Mexico Highway 82 east of Artesia which is under construction on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.(Greg Sorber/Albuquerque Journal)

Legislators use of tax dollars now publicly disclosed

After years of secrecy, and obfuscated efforts to keep it that way, legislators capital outlay spending will now be publicly disclosed for New Mexicans to review. Representative Matthew McQueen of…

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Governor signs paid sick leave bill

The Governor continues her slow roll of signing off on bills passed during the Legislative Session. On Thursday Governor Lujan Grisham signed 10 bills into law including the very contentious…

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Governor signs tax and redistricting bills

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham had another bill signing spree yesterday as the Friday deadline for regular session bills gets closer. One of the bills of note from yesterday's action was…

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Governor signs bevy of bills Monday

Weeks after the conclusion of the regular legislative session,  Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is finally breaking out her pen to sign a handful of bills into law. Many of the…

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House speaker Egolf supports continued online participation

House Speaker Brian Egolf signaled this week that he was in favor of allowing online testimony during the session to continue into the future. This was the first year that…

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NM legislature passes recreational cannabis

Members of the New Mexico House and Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would legalize and regulate recreational cannabis in New Mexico. On a 38 to 32 vote, the House…

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