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After 27 years in the state House, New Mexico Rep. Gail Chasey (D-Albuquerque) is retiring, and four Democratic candidates are vying for her Nob Hill-area District 18 seat in the primary election. With the four progressives sharing similar political ideals, their varied backgrounds have emerged as a focal point of the campaign.
Proponents of rural public libraries were seeking at least $27 million from New Mexico lawmakers. Only a fraction of the amount – $2.5 million – was allotted.
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State senators blocked the latest effort to reform how board members at public New Mexico institutions are chosen. New Mexico lawmakers have been trying for years to bring independent nominating committees into the process for selecting regents at each of the state’s seven public four-year institutions. The effort seemed to gain momentum this year after two controversial incidents involving state college boards suggested the need for more oversight and less politicization of the process.
New Mexico lawmakers were again poised as of press time Wednesday (Feb. 14) to study whether the state would benefit from its own psychedelic therapy program. With the end of