/tags/2017-legislature 2017 Legislature en-US Copyright Tue, 01 May 2018 23:46:52 GMT /local-news/2018-05-01/states-biggest-jail-allows-inmates-to-breastfeed Only a small handful of lockups around the country let new moms who are behind bars breastfeed their infants. But the Bernalillo County jail—the biggest… Tue, 01 May 2018 23:46:52 GMT /local-news/2018-05-01/states-biggest-jail-allows-inmates-to-breastfeed Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-06-21/education-lawsuit-points-to-disparities-in-states-pre-k Lawmakers and educators in New Mexico have been talking about the achievement gap in public schools for years—and trying to figure out how to close it.… Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:37:48 GMT /local-news/2017-06-21/education-lawsuit-points-to-disparities-in-states-pre-k Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-05-27/governor-martinez-restores-university-funds-vetoes-taxes Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez restored funding Friday to all state colleges and universities that she had vetoed earlier by tapping money… Sat, 27 May 2017 19:43:55 GMT /local-news/2017-05-27/governor-martinez-restores-university-funds-vetoes-taxes Associated Press /local-news/2017-05-23/special-session-showdown-over-budget-taxes 91°µÍø Call In Show 5/25 8a: Call toll-free 877-899-5866. Lawmakers return to Santa Fe Wednesday for a special legislative session devoted to resolving an… Tue, 23 May 2017 19:54:02 GMT /local-news/2017-05-23/special-session-showdown-over-budget-taxes /local-news/2017-05-11/n-m-supreme-court-wont-weigh-in-on-govs-vetoes-right-now The state Supreme Court decided that there’s still a way for Gov. Susana Martinez and lawmakers to work out their differences during a special session, so… Fri, 12 May 2017 00:08:05 GMT /local-news/2017-05-11/n-m-supreme-court-wont-weigh-in-on-govs-vetoes-right-now Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-04-20/lawsuits-planned-for-governors-higher-education-funding-veto Governor Susana Martinez this week promised that higher education will get its funding back in a special session she’ll call soon. That’s after university… Fri, 21 Apr 2017 02:15:44 GMT /local-news/2017-04-20/lawsuits-planned-for-governors-higher-education-funding-veto Hannah Colton /local-news/2017-04-18/abqs-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog-is-getting-worse All around the state, evidence from sexual assault cases sits untested. Per capita, New Mexico’s backlog of sexual assault evidence kits is the worst in… Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:43:27 GMT /local-news/2017-04-18/abqs-sexual-assault-evidence-backlog-is-getting-worse Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-04-12/listen-governor-sets-record-with-vetoes 91°µÍø Call In Show 4/13 8a: Governor Susana Martinez vetoed a record 51 percent of the bills state lawmakers sent to her desk this year. She vetoed the… Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:13:43 GMT /local-news/2017-04-12/listen-governor-sets-record-with-vetoes /local-news/2017-04-11/lawyer-responds-to-veto-of-solitary-confinement-limits Advocates around the country have been working to limit the use of solitary confinement in jails and prisons. The New Mexico Legislature passed a bill… Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:19:19 GMT /local-news/2017-04-11/lawyer-responds-to-veto-of-solitary-confinement-limits Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2017-04-11/governor-vetoes-home-visiting-bill One of the bills that Governor Susana Martinez vetoed last week would have set up a Medicaid-funded home visiting program for new parents. The move has… Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:12:14 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-04-11/governor-vetoes-home-visiting-bill Ed Williams