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A Legislative Update From New Mexico

By Steve Hall

It appears that the effort to repeal the repeal by New Mexico's new governor is already dead on arrival. Albuquerque Journal columnist John Robertson writes, "Floating in Santa Fe," in his At the Roundhouse column. One no-go for the governor probably is her call to repeal the Richardson-era repeal of the death penalty.The repeal got a narrow 24-18 approval by the Senate in 2009 after more easily passing the House. The problem this year is that the Senate membership effectively hasn't changed.With no Senate election since 2008, the only seat that has changed hands is the District 40 seat vacated by Republican Sen. Dianna Duran with her election as secretary of state. Martinez appointed another Republican, Bill Burt, to fill the seat...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 15, 2011 (boomark / email).