Mayor Tim Keller Announces Bid For Reelection: ‘Tough Times Require Strong, Consistent Leadership’
From Mayor Tim Keller Re-election Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE—Mayor Tim Keller has officially announced his candidacy for another term as Mayor of Albuquerque, aiming to strengthen efforts in tackling crime, revitalizing the city, and delivering lasting solutions to homelessness.
“At City Hall, we are relentless problem solvers, tackling Albuquerque’s toughest challenges head-on every day. We hear your concerns about long-standing local issues, compounded by the turmoil from Washington, D.C. That’s why now, more than ever, Albuquerque needs an experienced fighter who will protect Read More
What A Catch: New Mexico Bipartisan Game Commission Reform Secures Final Passage, Awaits Governor’s Signature
State Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo
By MARGARET O’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican
State Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, can finally rest easy.
Probably.
After hours of debate Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted 42-26 to pass Senate Bill 5, a bipartisan proposal to reform the State Game Commission, which oversees hunting and fishing regulations and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
The proposal secured approval from the Senate on March 1. The bill now heads back to the Senate to concur with amendments made in the House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee Read More
New Mexico Senate Floor Wrap For March 11
NMSD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate convened for a floor session March 11, 2025. Business conducted Tuesday:
Alleviates Social Work Licensing Shortage
Passing unanimously (36-0), Senate Bill 105 allows licensed out-of-state social workers to practice in New Mexico by enacting the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact. The Compact would facilitate interstate services, both in-person and telehealth, increasing New Mexicans’ access to critical services.
“As a longstanding advocate to improve child wellbeing and make sure our social services are meeting our communities’ Read More
Democrats Assail GOP Branding Of Juvenile Justice Bill As ‘Homicide Scholarship’
Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
By Daniel J. Chacón
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The state of New Mexico has garnered attention for its Opportunity Scholarship, which covers full tuition and fees for eligible students pursuing higher education.
The state may be now known for a new type of scholarship, or at least that’s the term floating around the Roundhouse.
According to some Republicans, Democrats in the Legislature are trying to reward juvenile delinquents with a — get ready for this — “homicide scholarship.”
Moments before the House passed a juvenile justice bill Read More
Heinrich, Klobuchar Press USDA On Trump’s Plans To Fire Forest Service Workers Responsible For Wildfire Prevention & Watershed Restoration
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Trump’s plans to fire an additional 7,000 Forest Service workers responsible for wildfire prevention and watershed restoration.
“We write with strong concerns regarding reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture may terminate an additional Read More
Northern New Mexico College Recruiting Event March 25
Supreme Court Disbars Attorney Thomas Clear III
NMSC News:
New Mexico Supreme Court today disbarred Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III, who pleaded guilty to federal charges involving the handling of DWI cases. Click here for the disbarment order in S-1-SC-40766, In the Matter of Thomas Clear III. Read More
Legislative Roundup: 12 Days Remaining In Session
Bayleigh Garcia, center, writes in her notepad while seated in the House gallery at the state Capitol with her group from Santo Domingo Pueblo Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The group spent the morning visiting lawmakers and touring the Roundhouse. Photo by Matt Dahlseid/The New Mexican
The Santa Fe New Mexican:
Popcorn and a beer: Cheers to independent theaters.
The Senate gave two thumbs up Tuesday to a proposal to create a special independent theater dispensing license that would allow independent theaters to serve beer and wine to customers during movie screenings or other events.
Alcohol consumption Read More
Lawmakers Sign Off On Forest Thinning Study
By Margaret O’Hara
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Sen. Michael Padilla paraphrased Billy Joel before the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday: “Of course, we didn’t set the [fire].”
“That was a song, wasn’t it?” he added. “Back in the ’80s?”
Fire is part of the life cycle of New Mexico’s forest, the senator noted. One could even say it’s been always burning, since the world’s been turning.
But Padilla, D-Albuquerque, argued that’s no reason for New Mexico to delay in thinning Read More
Lobbyist Disclosure Bill Advances — Minus Cap On Lobbyist Spending On Legislators
By Daniel J. Chacón
The Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico lawmakers want to have their cake and eat it, too.
At least that was the chatter in the Capitol hallways Monday after the Senate Rules Committee voted 6-3 to endorse a bill designed to shine a brighter light on lobbying activities in the state after the panel stripped a House floor amendment many interpreted as capping lobbyist spending at $50 per day per legislator during a legislative session.
Sen. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, who is sponsoring House Bill 143, said in an interview afterward the measure focuses on disclosure, not spending Read More
