The New Mexico Senate passed the Medical Malpractice Changes bill Tuesday night with only two votes against after arguing for almost three hours over ammendments eventually left off the bill. New Mexico has some of the highest malpractice payouts in the country, and House Bill 99 limits the damages awarded to about $900,000 for an independent provider and up to $6 million for a hospital.

Medical licensure compacts have been a priority this session as lawmakers attempt to address the health care worker shortage. One bill would allow dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other states to practice here more easily. But with less than a day left in the session, that bill appears to have stalled.

New Mexicans continue to weigh in on the proposed sale of the state’s largest utility provider to a private equity firm.

Just one day after it was created by the state legislature, the "Epstein Truth Commission” met for the first time this morning. The Commission announced the beginning of an investigation into illegal activity at sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro ranch outside of Santa Fe. The commission will issue subpoenas and compel testimony if necessary to get the “full picture” of what happened on the nearly 10,000 acres of remote high desert.

Over the weekend, the Senate approved a tax package that includes provisions that would exempt affordable housing projects from paying tax on construction and labor. The bill is hurtling through the legislation process as the final day of the legislature this Thursday looms ever closer. The bill passed its second committee on Friday, only two days before Sunday’s Senate floor vote.

New Mexico is considering legislation this week that would change how citizens’ license plate information is shared. Senate Bill 40, the Driver Privacy and Safety Act, would prevent this information from being given to both public and private third parties.

The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has announced over $900 million in investments towards broadband infrastructure, with the help of both federal and state support.

Low-rider culture runs deep in Albuquerque. On Sundays you can see cars, barely an inch off the ground cruising down Central in their candy colored paint. Now, a new multimedia book celebrates this culture, and dispels some of the negative stereotypes.

Lawmakers table bill to expand use of oilfield wastewater and shoot down another that would restrict drone use around “critical” infrastructure.

The United States is in very uncertain times for immigrants and people of color regardless of immigration status. But in New Mexico, these communities have had a couple big moments of joy over the past week.