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Bills aiming to create broader and safer participation in New Mexico elections continued to move swiftly in both chambers of the Legislature Monday.

By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican A good-natured debate took place Saturday on the Senate floor and on Twitter over a proposal to make the smell of roasting green chile the official aroma of New Mexico. Senate Bill 188, which is heading to the House after winning approval in the Senate, has […]

The Senate Rules Committee passed a bill that will, if enacted, allow a complainant who files an ethics complaint to speak publicly by a vote of 9-1 on Friday. HB 169, Disclosure of Legislative Ethics Complaints, would fix a constitutional issue in a law enacted in 1993, bill sponsor state Rep. Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe, […]

The fire chief said with those two forms of funding, the city has enough money to purchase and install the Baby Box at the main firehouse on Fifth Street.

From the Editorial Board: A University of New Mexico study cautions professional legislatures produce election advantages for incumbents, greater focus on reelection than legislation, more expensive campaigns and partisan voting