Aid-in-dying bill clears New Mexico House committee

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A bill that would allow health care providers to give aid in dying to terminally ill patients passed the New Mexico House Health and…

New Mexico House panel OK’s one cannabis legalization bill, tables another

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — With two competing cannabis legalization bills under consideration, much of the debate…

Legislation would make ‘ghost guns’ illegal in New Mexico

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Legislation to outlaw so-called ghost guns in New Mexico is advancing in the state House of Representatives, over the…

Ranchers call for resumption of local meat inspections

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The state of New Mexico stopped conducting meat inspections in 2007, following negative reports from spot checks by the U.S…

New Mexico bar owners say liquor license bill would bankrupt them

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Legislators working to increase the number of restaurants in New Mexico that can serve alcohol are trying to…

Legislative Notebook: Abortion law removal bills reach House, Senate

By Walter Rubel/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Legislation to remove a 1969 state law outlawing abortion that was made unconstitutional by the Supreme…

Sonya Smith confirmed as New Meveterans secretary

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

Sonya Smith confirmed as New Mexico veterans secretary

New Mexico bill paves way for driverless cars and trucks

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico is falling behind other states in licensing and regulating driverless cars and trucks, and needs new laws to take…

New Mexico State Police officer criticizes Legislature over proposed reforms

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Days after the death of New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, the president of the…

Legislative Notebook: Competing marijuana bills introduced

By WALTER RUBEL/ Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The first marijuana legalization bills of the 2021 New Mexico legislative session were introduced this week in the state…