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The House Education Committee passed the Affirmative Consent bill 8-2 on Wednesday. The bill, HB 43, sponsored by state Rep. Liz Thomson, D-Albuquerque, would, if enacted, require New Mexico public schools to provide educational training on what affirmative consent means when engaging in sexual activity. The schools, which already require a health credit, Thomson said […]

By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican The shocking arrest this week of Solomon Pena, an unsuccessful Republican state House candidate accused of orchestrating drive-by shootings at politicians’ homes, clouded the first day of the legislative session Tuesday and prompted some lawmakers to question whether the violence will deter people from running for office. […]

Days remaining in session: 60 A vote is a voice: Supporters of legislation to restore voting rights to felons while they are still on probation or parole held a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss the issue. Representatives of several community advocacy groups said the effort will be part of a larger voting rights bill that is […]

State Representatives elected Javier Martinez as Speaker of the House on Tuesday. Republicans nominated state Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell. Martinez won the Speaker of the House with 45 votes to Ezzell’s 25 votes. In Martinez’s speech, he mentioned that the New Mexico Legislature needs to be modernized and that this is a nonpartisan endeavor. “We […]

After drive-by shootings at politicians’ homes, some lawmakers worry that the violence will deter people from running for an elected office. Threats of violence against public officials have increased in recent years.

Martínez promises to seek bipartisanship, Legislature restructuring

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 52 on Tuesday, which amends the Harm Reduction Act to decriminalize the possession drug testing devices.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 52 on Tuesday, which amends the Harm Reduction Act to decriminalize the possession drug testing devices.

A Democrat-sponsored bill meant to combat overdose deaths in New Mexico by offering fentanyl test strips has advanced to the senate.

SANTA FE — The state House worked through the night Friday and early Saturday, passing bills that would establish a violence intervention program, make it a ...