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By Robert Nott Santa Fe New Mexican After a slow, bumpy and contentious start, a bill that would create an independent redistricting commission is on its way to the Senate floor. Senate Bill 15, a compromise bill sponsored by Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Albuquerque, and hammered out in the Senate Rules Committee less than a week ago, earned a “do pass” recommendation from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Saturday. Four people …

February 22, 2021 With session clock ticking down, much work remains for legislators Written by the Santa Fe New Mexican on February 22, 2021 (Courtesy Photo) Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, D-Santa Fe, works Friday on the Senate floor. “We are moving fast, but we’re also moving judiciously,” said Rodriguez, vice chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee. “We are looking at the fiscal impacts of bills more carefully than usual.” By Robert Nott Santa Fe New Mexican To some degree, the two contrasting actions that played out late Friday morning ...

January 19, 2021 (Courtesy Photo) Roadblocks were up around the Capitol on Monday, including at the corner of Don Gaspar Avenue and Paseo de Peralta. Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican By Robert Nott Santa Fe New Mexican The 2021 legislative session begins Tuesday at noon, against a bizarre backdrop that’s never been contemplated, much less seen. The Capitol building remains surrounded by fencing, concrete barriers and blocked roads. On Monday, it was guarded by state police officers and at least a dozen National Guard soldiers, who were seen patrolling the facility and manning entr...

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I appreciate Sarah Hyden’s letter (“Do the right thing,” Letters to the Editor, Dec. 5) about wildfire, but I disagree with one aspect. Fireproofing (metal roofing, masonry construction, even fire-resistant paint and glass) is essential. Fireproof landscapes, however, are an oxymoron. Clearance (replacing fire-adapted vegetation with “fire-resistant” irrigated plants) increases water use, yet also increases drought and fire risk. Clear 100 feet around a “standard” 2000-square-foot home, and widen a quarter-mile driveway to 20 feet. You’ve removed 97,60...