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New Mexico writers are a prolific lot. We've got a sampling of books by Santa Fe writers, starting with a new release by one of The New Mexican’s own.

Sweeping legislation often has an unintended consequence: It tends to lull people to sleep, or at the very least, offer them a false sense of security.

By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican A measure intended to "clean up and address unintended consequences" of New Mexico's Cannabis Regulation Act, according to its sponsor, faced a flurry of proposed amendments on the Senate floor Monday and underwent hours of debate. Lawmakers' wrangling over Senate Bill 6, sponsored by Sen. Katy Duhigg,

By Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican A "tougher on crime" bill championed by the governor that supporters say would address the perception of violent criminals moving through a judicial revolving door went through something of a revolving door itself Monday. Members of the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committed voted 5-4 to table Senate

By Daniel J. Chacón and Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican For Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, it's now or never. This year's 30-day session will be the last for the longtime lawmaker, who is championing one of the most talked-about proposals at the Capitol: A constitutional amendment to commandeer the state's hapless child welfare