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The House of Representatives rejected a bill Thursday on a tie vote that was aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels.

With the clock ticking down to the end of the Legislative session, the House of Representatives rejected a bill on a tie vote during the early morning hours on Thursday aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The House voted 33-33 for the Clean Fuel Standard Act following several hours of debate after […]

SANTA FE -- A grueling push to enact voting legislation backed by Democratic leaders at the Capitol died in the final minutes of a contentious 30-day session...

The omnibus voting rights bill, SB 144, which would have expanded voting rights to many formerly disenfranchised and given protections to election workers passed the House in the final hours of the legislature but the bill ultimately failed after a filibuster by Senate Republicans . After a nearly 24-hour House debate on various bills, the […]

The House Judiciary Committee passed an omnibus voting bill, SB 144, that includes provisions of two other voting bills, SB 8 and SB 6, on a party line vote of 9-3 Tuesday evening. After Senate Republicans blocked a Senate floor debate and vote on SB 8 over the weekend, House Democrats moved the provisions from […]

Dems blend parts of three election bills into one measure

SANTA FE — Legislation that would allow stiffer penalties for second-degree murder and give prosecutors more time to bring charges won House approval 66-0 on...

SANTA FE -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham blasted fellow Democrats in the New Mexico Legislature for rejecting some crime-related bills, saying Wednesday the h...

SANTA FE — Legislators pushing to reshape New Mexicos pretrial detention system abandoned their initial proposal Wednesday amid a barrage of legal questions...