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The governors ambitious "strategic water supply" proposal appeared to have dried up in the final 24 hours of the session despite an eleventh-hour glimmer of hope.

While the states $10.22 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2025 is headed to the governor, few other measures have crossed the finish line.

The total funding requested for new capital projects hadnt been calculated, but Muñoz said it could be more than $1 billion.

The House voted 35-34 to adopt an amendment by Rep. Bill Rehm, R-Albuquerque, exempting gun owners with a valid concealed carry permit, requiring the return.

The only other gun safety bill to pass both chambers so far imposes a seven-day waiting period for buying a firearm.

The New Mexico Senate confirmed the twenty-third New Mexico State Police Chief in a unanimous decision on Sunday.

The House will vote on about $800 million in adjustments made by the Senate Finance Committee.

"I think this package certainly respected the pieces from last year's tax package and in many cases expanded on them," Sen. Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) said.

The House will vote on about $800 million in adjustments made by the Senate Finance Committee.

This week on New Mexico in Focus (NMIF), correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham about the ongoing legislative session and asks how her favored bills are faring in the Roundhouse. NMIF then turns attention to a high-profile...