Category: Political New Mexico

Mexican gray wolf compensation proposals move in Santa Fe

Mexican gray wolves, such as Asha, are named specifically in both bills as the breed that lawmakers and ranchers are concerned about. (Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southwest Region)

Bipartisan livestock bill passed in house and senate committees despite concerns over accountability. Emma B. Mincks from Source NM reports.

Oh, the germaneity!

Senator Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) talks with Sen. Benny Shendo, Jr.,(D-Jemez Pueblo), center, Sen. Katy Duhigg, (D-Albuquerque), second from right, Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, (D-Silver City), and other members of the Senate Committees’ Committee as they look over a list of bills that have been ruled germane at the State Capitol on Thursday, January 18, 2024. (Photo by Eddie Moore / Albuquerque Journal)

Often repeated, sometimes misunderstood. More on the term circling in the Roundhouse and frustrating lawmakers. Danielle Prokop and Patrick Lohmann from Source New Mexico report.

Lawmakers and tenants call on governor to make rent control a priority for 30-day session

Em Bird-Brown, an organizer with the Peoples Housing Project, leads tenant advocates in a chant in front of the Roundhouse on Saturday. The group is calling on the governor to allow the Legislature this session to strike down a 33-year-old law that prohibits cities from adopting rent control ordinances. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann / Source NM)

Ralliers gathered in front of the Roundhouse to showcase support for rent control in New Mexico. Patrick Lohmann from Source New Mexico reports.