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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca should have been focused on the needs of his military constituents. Instead, he played a game of identity politics and likely lost a bit of their respect in the process. Baca, R-Belen, actually asked an African American Cabinet nominee during a Senate committee hearing last week if she felt “comfortable adequately representing both cultures,” citing his Hispanic...

New Mexico Senate Unanimously Confirms Sonya L. Smith As Department of Veterans’ Services Secretary DVS News: SANTA FE – Sonya L. Smith was unanimously confirmed by the New Mexico Senate today as secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS). The vote was 38-0, officially naming her as the fifth DVS secretary—and first African-American to serve as head of the agency. She had been serving on an interim basis since her nomination for the position by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham last October after the retirement of then-Secretary Judy Griego. Secretary Smith comes...

SANTA FE — Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca faced criticism Friday after his questioning of a cabinet nominee touched on her race and whether she felt comfortable representing other cultures

LAS CRUCES - Sonya Smith was confirmed as the state’s secretary of Veterans Services on a unanimous vote Wednesday, Feb. 17, becoming the first African

Feb. 18—Days remaining in session: 30 Honoring a "true gentleman": Senators paid tribute Wednesday to a former state lawmaker who died in January. Jim White, a retired military pilot and airport executive from Albuquerque, served in the state House from 2009-14 and in the state Senate from 2016-20. "Jim was one of those guys that was a true gentleman in every sense of the word," said Sen. Mark ...