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New Mexico Senate seeks new protections for election workers

SANTA FE – A bill that seeks greater protections for election officials and volunteers amid growing concerns for their safety in New Mexico won unanimous state Senate approval Monday. New Me...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Republicans crowd into primary race for governor, Congress

SANTA FE – Candidates are crowding into the Republican primary election to challenge Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as well as first-term Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury o...

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico Democrats seek sweeping voting access changes

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A statewide holiday on Election Day to encourage voting. Automated restoration of voting rights for ex-convicts. More time to distribute and count absentee ballots.

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Legislators shun bill to halt tax on Social Security income

SANTA FE – A bill to do away with New Mexico’s tax on Social Security income for middle- and upper-income residents faltered Tuesday at an initial public hearing, highlighting reluctance amo...

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Governor polls local mayors about infrastructure priorities

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor is polling local politicians about their infrastructure priorities as the state decides how to dispense federal pandemic relief money and spend fr...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico weighs voting reforms, holiday on Election Day

SANTA FE – New Mexico would designate Election Day as a state holiday to encourage voting and make it easier to request and cast ballots by mail under a suggested legislative proposal outlin...

DATE: Jan 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers, governor seek $1B spending increase

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s governor and leading state legislators on Thursday proposed a $1 billion increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year – an about 14% boost aimed at sh...

DATE: Jan 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Rudolfo Anaya weaved bilingual holiday tale for children

SANTA FE – An author known as the father of Chicano literature left behind a bilingual children’s book after his 2020 death, telling a story about Christmas in the American Southwest. The ta...

DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor approves 3-district congressional map

SANTA FE – New Mexico Democratic governor signed legislation Friday to redraw the state's three congressional districts and divide a conservative stronghold into multiple districts over the ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tribes prevail as redistricting plans advance in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The Democrat-led New Mexico state Senate endorsed a new map for its own political boundaries Thursday that embraces recommendations from Native American communities for shoring up...

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native Americans wield influence in New Mexico redistricting

SANTA FE – Legislators are looking for ways to break a stalemate about redistricting plans for the New Mexico state Senate amid a standoff with Native American leaders about fair representat...

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico redistricting stalls amid discord on tribal plan

SANTA FE – A state Senate redistricting plan is in limbo amid a standoff over Native American political priorities and efforts by lawmakers to avoid competitive pairing of incumbents in the ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico