Mark Moores News Today

A retiring lawmaker bashes fellow Republican Candy Spence Ezzell. After 20 years in the House of Representatives, Ezzell is in an ugly primary for a Senate seat.

Recent municipal elections had an abysmal voter turnout. Why? Voting is not only a right, in America, it is a privilege. I have worked in many countries where one’s vote

At least 6 states have introduced laws this year to ban firearms at polling sites or expand existing restrictions.

Forget the presidential election at this stage. Watch what is happening closer to home.

It's no secret all of our state lawmakers have to fight to keep their seats in the Roundhouse at some point.

State senators blocked the latest effort to reform how board members at public New Mexico institutions are chosen. New Mexico lawmakers have been trying for years to bring independent nominating committees into the process for selecting regents at each of the state’s seven public four-year institutions. The effort seemed to gain momentum this year after two controversial incidents involving state college boards suggested the need for more oversight and less politicization of the process.

Although Republicans hope otherwise, political observers say Democrats votes on guns and public safety likely wont make a big difference in November.

The last 24 hours of the legislative session can be lots of things: Rushed, confusing, controversial, maddening—or all of these at once. I’ve seen a lot of these final days over my last 15 years covering the legislative session full-time. This year, I decided to check in with what’s happening throughout the final 24 hours

The House of Representatives approved a certificate deeming local celebrity Marty the Moose the most "eligible bachelor" for Valentines Day, while the Senate passed amendments to a bill that aims

The House swiftly approved stiffer penalties for second-degree murder and a bill on detention of suspects accused in multiple cases.