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Scanned copies of all state contracts should be available on the Sunshine Portal, say two lawmakers who are proposing an update to the state transparency…
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Lobbyists and organizations have reported spending more than $231,000 trying to influence lawmakers in the first half of the 60-day session.Much of that…
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Legislation that would allow universities in New Mexico to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes passed through committee Monday night. The bill…
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KUNM Call In Show 2/26 8a: Public education knows no boundaries. Students are affluent and they're poor. They come from rural and urban communities. Some…
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The use of solitary confinement on mentally ill inmates sparked expensive lawsuits in New Mexico in the last couple of years. Doña Ana County paid Stephen…
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New Mexico is one of only a handful of states that don’t restrict late-term abortions. But that could change if a bill moving through the state…
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The Senate Public Affairs Committee rejected legislation this week to hold back third-graders who do not perform well on a standardized reading test. The…
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Female inmates are the fastest-growing prison population in the state. New moms and pregnant women who are heading to jail could be affected by…
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KUNM Call In Show 2/19 8a: When the New Mexico legislature convenes in Santa Fe, lobbyists flock to the Roundhouse to pitch their clients' issues and…
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The New Mexico Legislature’s social calendar this year is packed with breakfasts, dinners, receptions and more.The wining and dining of state lawmakers by…