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Inside the New Mexico State Capitol on Dec. 26, 2024. Photo taken by Anna Padilla for the Las Cruces Bulletin.

Wrapping up the legislative session

“I think it was a great session,” state Sen. Jeff Steinborn, D-Doña Ana, said about the 30-day session of the New Mexico Legislature that ended Feb. 19 in Santa Fe. “I think we did a lot of good for the state,” said Steinborn, a conservationist...

New Mexico lawmakers vote in favor of universal childcare

New Mexico is poised to become the first state in the nation to enshrine no-cost universal childcare into law after state lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to landmark legislation and sent it to...
File photo of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the Arrowhead Studios project at Arrowhead Park.

Governor and GOP see some common ground after State of the State

New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham used her 2026 State of the State address Tuesday to highlight seven years of Democratic-led policy achievements while urging lawmakers to take up unfinished work on public safety, education reform, and...

GOP lawmaker's call for legislative fix counters governor's executive order

New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order Jan. 19, seeking to end the practice of children in state custody sleeping overnight in Children, Youth and Families Department offices. In response, a Republican lawmaker...
Miyagishima announces run at Las Cruces Home Builders Event Center on Tuesday, May 27.

Ken Miyagishima bids for governor seat

Former Las Cruces mayor Ken Miyagishima officially announced his bid for the New Mexico Governors office on May 27 th . Miyagishima, a Democrat, announced Tuesday, May 27, at the Las Cruces Home …
Previous NM Legislative news

An empty start to 2021 legislative session

Today I can report that the state of our state is … to be determined. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham broke with tradition last week and skipped the state of the state address, which has always been given by the governor a couple hours after the start of each legislative session. And I’m not sure why.

State in better fiscal shape than many residents

It will likely take the state of New Mexico three years to recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the state House Appropriations and Finance Committee were told last week.

A legislative session without all the hoopla

If they get the technology right, this could be one of the most productive 60-day sessions in the history of the New Mexico Legislature. It will undoubtedly be the least ceremonious.

Ghostly Capitol

Normally a beehive of activity on the Opening Day of the legislative session, the New Mexico State Capitol building was quiet behind fencing and streets blocked by State Police and National Guardsmen Tuesday, Jan. 19.

GOP efforts to constrain COVID regs blocked

Two bills by Republican lawmakers seeking to give the Legislature more authority over the public health regulations implemented by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were rejected Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Firefighter pension bill gets $30M in committee

A bill to equalize retirement pay for firefighters left the New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee $30 million richer than when it arrived Wednesday, Feb. 3.

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