Senator Crystal Diamond

Last year, New Mexico lawmakers created the Wildlife Corridors Fund, starting it off with $5 million. This session, additional funding for the projects to reduce crashes with large animals is up in the air despite a $30 million recommendation from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

The Senate passed a wide-ranging bill Wednesday to expand voting rights in New Mexico with Republicans in opposition. A similar bill stalled on the Senate floor last year after a Republican filibuster.

Bill sponsor Senator Katy Duhigg said that the law was necessary to ensure that all people in New Mexico have the same ability to access reproductive and gender-affirming care.

A bill would amend existing legislation to end the suspension of licenses for nonappearance in court or for nonpayment of fines and fees owed in traffic and criminal cases.