2017 legislative session
The Cost of Being Tough on Crime
Feb. 3, 2017— After a year of high-profile violent crime in New Mexico, Gov. Martinez urged lawmakers to get tough on crime this session, pushing for stiffer sentences, expanding three-strikes rules and calling for reinstatement of the death penalty. But many Democrats, who control the House and Senate, say we can’t afford to keep putting…
Read MoreThe Line: The Latest Battles In The Roundhouse
March 3, 2017 – The end of this year’s 60-day legislative session is just a few weeks away. Several proposals, such as a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, have already died in committee without making it to the floor of either house for a vote. Our Line opinion panelists look at what failed bills signify…
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