Governor appoints replacements to state legislature
Sen. Bill Burt (R-Alamogordo) Gov. Susana Martinez filled the two vacant seats in the state legislature late Friday afternoon (Jan. 14) by announcing that Bill Burt of Alamogordo will serve as senator...
View ArticleBill aimed at figuring out if NM film program is a winner or a loser clears a...
Last week, we wrote about Senate Bill 44, which is aimed at settling the argument about whether the state film program is a fiscal winner or loser for New Mexico. Well, on Wednesday afternoon, SB44...
View ArticleNM Senate redistricting compromise offered
Judge Jim Hall (left) presiding over Senate redistricting hearing, 1/11/12 A compromise plan for redistricting the New Mexico state Senate was hammered out among Gov. Susana Martinez, Native American...
View ArticleRedistricting judge OK’s state Senate compromise plan
As expected, redistricting Judge Jim Hall approved the state Senate redistricting plan offered by Gov. Susana Martinez, Native American groups as well as segments of Republicans and Democrats. The...
View ArticleAnalysis of Roundhouse matchups: Democrats still look safe in the Senate but...
The Secretary of State’s office has posted its final and complete list of candidates for statewide offices and an analysis by Capitol Report New Mexico shows that while the state Senate looks like it...
View ArticleAdair bids adieu
Sen. Rod Adair (R-Roswell) Big news in the Roundhouse. Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that one of the most outspoken conservatives in the state Senate, Rod Adair of Roswell, has...
View ArticleResolution dipping into NM permanent fund for childhood programs gets tabled
REBUFFING THE RESOLUTION: The Senate Finance Committee on Monday night tabled a resolution that called for dipping into the Land Grant Permanent Fund to pay for early childhood programs in New Mexico....
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