Spence Ezzell 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.

Two recent maneuvers by lawmakers have transformed me into an opponent of paying them anything.

Hiring staff and creating regional offices for lawmakers could be the first step toward recreating the inner workings of the Legislature.

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 sparsely populated mailboxes in the so-called hub of the state Capitol said it all about the last day of this years legislative session.

In the final days and hours of the legislative session, both the House and Senate spent some time speaking about and honoring legislators who won’t return to their chambers next year. This is not an exhaustive list; more could announce they won’t run before, or even on, filing day in March. This also, obviously, doesn’t

Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, called it "not a terribly productive session. We did what we had to do — the budget."

The state budget bill is likely to be heard by a key committee Sunday, while a bill to fund 65 water projects statewide has passed the House.

She’s stepping down with about a year left in her term, after being reelected in 2020 for four years until 2024.

Gay Kernan, a Hobbs Republican, has served in the state Senate 21 years.