SANTA FE — New Mexico's 30-day legislative session ended Thursday with Gov. Susana Martinez losing a signature initiative, one to force retentions of children struggling to read. of larding capital projects with unnecessary parochial expenses, such as $2

Several of the bills included in the Democratic Caucus's HIRE Initiative and Tax Initiative passed out of the Senate this week and will be sent to the House. Senate Bills 9, 145, 16 and 311 were all focused on helping small businesses grow, and many rece

New Mexico's insularity and provincialism is often charming and comforting and even a great tourist attraction, but it can be deadly for advanced economic development. No where is that more evident than in Santa Fe where lawmakers have plunged a knife in

SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez's push to eliminate the time limit for prosecuting second-degree murder ended in defeat Thursday. he said. Democrats in the Senate Judiciary Committee blocked the bill, saying it would have tilted the justice system too fa

Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Valencia, which would provide some relief for homeowners facing foreclosure by loosening up formal negotiations and allowing more time for homeowners to seek a resolution before a home is foreclosed upo

SANTA FE The Legislature returned to work Tuesday on a somber note as the top leader in the House disclosed he had advanced-stage lung cancer. Some lawmakers wept as House Speaker Ben