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Bill-Signing Week for Governor

Close-up of a sculpture in front of the Santa Fe Roundhouse depicting two groups of children tugging on each other.

April 9, 2021 – The Line opinion panel zeroes in on the bills being signed (and not) by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Friday marks the deadline for the governor to approve legislation. Anything not signed, vetoed or singled out for a line-item veto is automatically vetoed after that. The governor put her name to numerous…

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Legislative Overview

Close-up of a sculpture in front of the Santa Fe Roundhouse depicting two groups of children tugging on each other.

March 26, 2021 – The Line opinion panel discusses the slew of landmark bills that made it through New Mexico’s 60-day legislative session, including a constitutional amendment to allow the state to pull more money from the Land Grant Permanent Fund for early childhood and K-12 education programs. Some bills that passed this year indicate…

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