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Democrats pick Melanie Stansbury to seek congressional seat

SANTA F – Democratic Party leaders have picked state Rep. Melanie Stansbury as the nominee to defend an Albuquerque-based congressional seat left open by newly confirmed Secretary of the Int...

Democrats narrow congressional nomination to two contenders

SANTA FE – Two state legislators advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination to defend an Albuquerque-based congressional seat left open by newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior D...

New Mexico lawmakers reconvene to consider legalizing recreational marijuana

Regular session ended without successful resolution

Native American health clinics offering vaccine to visitors

SANTA FE – The Indian Health Service announced Monday that it is shifting its vaccine distribution system to target individual hospitals and clinics with high demand for shots and taper supp...

GOP picks Mark Moores to run for U.S. House seat Haaland held

SANTA FE – A cadre of New Mexico state Republican Party leaders on Saturday chose state Sen. Mark Moores to run for the Albuquerque-based congressional seat held by Deb Haaland before she wa...

Marijuana takes center stage in New Mexico special session

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers are embarking on an unusual legislative session that may focus entirely on the legalization of recreational marijuana. Efforts at legalizing the sa...

GOP eyes Albuquerque congressional seat held by Haaland

SANTA FE – A cadre of 130 New Mexico state Republican Party leaders is deciding on a nominee to run for the Albuquerque-based congressional seat held by Deb Haaland before she was confirmed ...

Governor calls special legislative session in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling legislators back to the Capitol to consider proposals to legalize recreational marijuana. Lujan Grisham set Tuesday as...

New Mexico Legislature assigns $1B in federal relief money

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Legislature is asserting its budgetary authority over $1.6 billion in new federal aid that dwarfs year-to-year spending adjustments, setting an agenda for economic re...

New Mexico pot legalization bill advances as time runs short

SANTA FE – Legislation to legalize cannabis in New Mexico advanced Thursday toward a decisive Senate floor vote under a framework that emphasizes government oversight of pricing and supplies...

New Mexico seeks end to police immunity from prosecution

SANTA FE – A bill that would end police immunity from prosecution in New Mexico to allow civil rights lawsuits in state court cleared its last major hurdle with Senate approval shortly after...

New Mexico puts surging income into schools, economic relief

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate approved an annual budget plan for state government that increases general fund spending by nearly 5% to shore up educational funding, bolster environm...