By Robert Nott and Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican The New Mexico Legislature careened toward a finish late Friday, passing both key and lesser-known legislation while trying to hash out a deal on a massive tax package. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate pushed full steam ahead from mid-morning to […]
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would hold adults responsible for keeping guns out of the hands of children passed the Senate largely along party lines Friday. Sen. Benny Shendo Jr., D-Jemez Pueblo, joined Republicans in voting against House Bill 9, which creates two new crimes related to negligently […]
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The Santa Fe New Mexican The Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee tabled a bill Wednesday that sought to keep defendants charged with certain violent crimes, including first-degree murder, behind bars without bond while they await trial. The committee voted 4-3 to table Senate Bill 123 amid concerns it is unconstitutional. The action likely means […]