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Republicans walk out of House Energy Committee hearing
So much for bi-partisanship. At the first meeting of the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the current legislative session, all the members of the Republican contingent walked out during...
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Bill prohibiting driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants tabled on party...
House Bill 261, which was introduced by Rep. Bill Rehm (R-Albuquerque) was tabled on a 5-4 vote in the House Labor and Human Resources Committee, with all five Democrats voting to table the measure and...
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Dueling rallies at the Roundhouse
The opening day of the 30-day legislative session began with the polar opposites of grass-roots political activity holding competing rallies in front of the Roundhouse. At a little after 10 a.m.,...
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Employee Preference Act introduced: “Personal freedom” or “union busting”?
“EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE”: Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, says HB351 is a matter of ‘personal freedom’ It figures to face an uphill battle in the Democratically-controlled New Mexico legislature but...
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Financial feud leads to a battle royale at NM Military Institute
During the Civil War, U.S. Grant famously wrote, “I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.” Today, a similar sentiment is expressed by two sides locked in a bitter fight at the...
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Two Navajo legislators support NM horse slaughter facility, one takes shots...
GETTING MORE INTENSE: The rhetoric escalates in the debate over the first horse slaughter facility in the U.S. in seven years. The debate over a horse meat processing plant keeps getting more intense....
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More get-tough measures to stop horse racing cheats in NM
FOUR MORE: A Democrat and Republican in the Roundhouse have introduced four bills aimed at cracking down on those who drug racehorses in New Mexico. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE –...
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Injured on the job while drunk? You still get workers comp benefits in NM
WORKING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: For the third straight year, a bill banning workers compensation benefits to employees in New Mexico who injure themselves on the job while impaired was tabled in...
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New Mexico passes bill to crack down on horse racing cheaters UPDATE:...
By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – After developing a reputation as a haven for cheaters, New Mexico is trying to clean up its act when it comes to horse racing. In the just-completed...
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Questions surround NM immigration detention center; “They should incur all...
YOUNG DETAINEES: As many as 700 children and parents are about to be processed at a detention center in Artesia, N.M. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE — Trying to stem a tide of...
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