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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A statewide holiday on Election Day to encourage voting....

A proposed constitutional amendment that would task the State Ethics Commission with setting the salaries for all state elected officials — from the governor to lawmakers, who are now unpaid — cleared its first committee hearing Monday. The legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 8, also would change how commission members are chosen, allowing the New Mexico […]

Video courtesy of NMPBS SANTA FE -- As protesters for several different causes rallied outside, New Mexico lawmakers kicked off a 30-day legislative session ...

Critical decisions await New Mexico legislators for their upcoming 30-day legislative session that starts Tuesday.

Budget? What budget? Though 30-day sessions are specifically designed for lawmakers to create and approve a financial blueprint for the next fiscal year, the state’s growing crime problem, public education woes and continuing efforts to battle the pandemic likely will take center stage when the New Mexico Legislature goes into action Tuesday afternoon. With more […]

Lawmakers to tackle host of NM issues

Critical decisions await New Mexico legislators for their upcoming 30-day legislative session that starts Tuesday.

At a news conference Thursday morning, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pushed her legislative plan to deal with the crime crisis in Albuquerque and across the state.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Critical decisions on government spending, voting access, public education and criminal justice await New Mexico legislators during a 30-day legislative session that starts at noon on Tuesday.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Critical decisions on government spending, voting access, public education and criminal justice await New Mexico legislators during a 30-day legislative session that starts at noon on Tuesday.