New Mexico Government News

Nearly half of the New Mexico Natural Gas users in the coldest areas of New Mexico entered a sixth day without heat as a new snow storm perched along the Colorado border promising more sub-zero temperatures, snow, and high winds tonight.

This is part 1 of the first one that defines and addresses "moral wellness" directly.

The New Mexico Supreme Court last week struck down a redistricting plan that would have preserved Grant County's two seats in the state House of Representatives.

The Constitution of the United States can be amended in two formal ways : from the top down and from the bottom up.

HB177 passed the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee and the House Taxation and Revenue without opposition.

As New Mexicans celebrate 100 years of statehood in 2012, it is important to reflect on significant moments that have shaped our state.

With days left in New Mexico's legislative session, Gov. Susana Martinez faces the prospect of losing almost all of her high-profile initiatives.

Bills that would give the state the power to hold back young students against a parents' wishes advanced Sunday in the New Mexico Legislature.

A proposal to shore up a pension program for public school employees and higher education workers in New Mexico cleared the House on Saturday, but there's a disagreement among lawmakers and unions over what should be done to ensure the retirement system remains solvent for decades to come.

The passion for truly educating our children in New Mexico goes without question.

But all future candidates, including one standing commissioner, could be affected by a proposed amendment to the Clovis city charter that weighs conflict of interest against a district's choices for candidates.

With their savings accounts cleared and their livelihoods destroyed, police said New Mexico's elderly have become victims of scams and rip-offs at alarming rates.

New Mexico a Leader in Nation Calling for Amendment to U.S. Constitution to reverse Supreme Court's Citizens United Decision Senate Memorial 3 , sponsored by State Senator Steve Fischmann of Las Cruces, was just approved by avote of 20-9 in the New Mexico State Senate.Along with its companion bill, Rep.

Fire officials said they are preparing for the worst this year after huge fires tore through New Mexico last summer.

A son of an Arizona miner, the Albuquerque-born Sanchez worked his way out of poverty as a rural public school teacher in New Mexico to become a pioneer scholar and education activist.

New Mexico legislators will have to contribute more into their pension plans under a bill passed Thursday by the House, but the proposal's sponsor says the Legislature needs to scale back its retirement benefits.

Travelers headed east towards New Mexico on Sunday may run into a closure due to an oversized load making its way through the area.

This morning, former New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish endorsed Michelle Lujan Grisham for the open congressional seat in New Mexico's first district.

Legislators and the governor have joined forces to abandon the haphazard process of funding capital outlay projects a little bit at a time and with minimal thought as to how each project fits into the state's infrastructure strategic plan.

Gov. Susana Martinez bills herself as the transparency governor, promoting her mandate that all state employee salaries be posted publicly, touting her support for a bill that would require agencies and elected bodies to post notices of their meetings 72 hours in advance and promising quick responses to requests for public records.