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By Nathan Brown, Santa Fe New Mexican A House panel voted Saturday to advance a bill to increase penalties for some attacks on police officers, while rejecting two others that would have restored qualified immunity as a defense for officers facing misconduct complaints. House Bill 155, which received the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee’s […]

A bill intended to assist fossil fuel workers as the economy transitions passed the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee on a 6-3 party-line vote on Friday. HB 188 would create an economic transition division within the state’s Economic Development Department and would appropriate $13.385 million to the department. That approximately $13 million includes […]

With drugs and violence having a strong presence in New Mexico, A representative that was a police officer is attempting to strengthen laws in this area with the introduction of 5 Bills targeting narcotics and firearms.

"Unfortunately, federal government officials and U.S. Congress have not done their duty to properly and adequately fund and protect our border," said Rep. John Block.

/PRNewswire/ -- As we celebrate Black History Month, we take an important look back at what life was like during the Jim Crow period. Bill Steigerwalds...

The DA says it will send a delegation to Tottenham Hotspur FC in London to find facts about the R1 billion proposal by Tourism South Africa.

Famous for its cruise ship auctions and legal troubles, Park West gallery is hoping to right the ship as it opens brick-and-mortar outposts.

Former Secretary of Agriculture John Block weighs in on issues of the day during this edition of the John Block Report.

Two Republican lawmakers in New Mexico have put forward a bill that offers sex offenders a choice between chemical castration or jail time.

New Mexico marks the latest state to propose using chemical castration to try and reduce recidivism among child sex offenders.