<img width="1024" height="584" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1024×584-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Photo of the State Capitol aka Roundhouse" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1024×584-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-300×171.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-768×438.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1536×876.jpg 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-2048×1168.jpg 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1200×684.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-1568×894.jpg 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock-nm-capitol-roundhouse-scaled-1-2000×1141.jpg […]
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Former State Sen. Bill O’Neill passes away
<img width="512" height="341" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/unnamed-7.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/unnamed-7.jpg 512w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unnamed-7-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unnamed-7-400×266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 […]
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New Mexico set to create ‘Turquoise Alert’ system for missing Indigenous people
<img width="1024" height="680" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Screenshot-2024-01-24-at-1-1024×680-1.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Indigenous families with loved ones who have gone missing or been murdered protest outside Albuquerque City Hall on July 21, 2023. Credit: Bella […]
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New Mexico to allow cyclists to roll through stop signs
<img width="1024" height="681" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1-1024×681-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1-1024×681-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1-768×511.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1-1200×798.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1-400×266.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jason-Culver-3-26-25-1536×1022-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * […]
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The most interesting legislative session in years
It’s good to be back after the longest hiatus I have taken in more than six years of writing. It’s also good, after writing six end-of-legislature columns, to finally write […]
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Roundhouse effort to overhaul NM’s home ‘insurer of last resort’ fails
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1-1024×683-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1-1024×683-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1-768×512.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1-1200×800.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1-400×267.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/K7A9452-1536×1024-1.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * […]
Posted inCorrales, New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, Sandoval County
Sandoval County Entities Set to Receive $42.8M in Capital Outlay
By Hannah Grover Local governments and entities in Sandoval County are set to receive approximately $42.8 million in capital outlay funding this year. Capital outlay is awarded through legislation on […]
Posted inEast Mountains, New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, Santa Fe County, Torrance County
East Mountains communities set to receive capital outlay funding
By Hannah Grover About $7.4 million of state capital outlay funding could be coming to Torrance County, while other East Mountains communities also had projects included in the legislation. Capital […]
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New Mexico legislative session: Which bills passed?
<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/File_0002-1024×768-1.jpeg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/File_0002-1024×768-1.jpeg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-300×225.jpeg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-768×576.jpeg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-1200×900.jpeg?crop=1 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-800×600.jpeg?crop=1 800w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-600×450.jpeg?crop=1 600w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-400×300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002-200×150.jpeg?crop=1 200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/File_0002.jpeg 1250w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw […]
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Bill addressing free-roaming horses heads to governor’s desk
By Hannah Grover A bill intended to address the overpopulation of free-roaming horses in parts of New Mexico is awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 284 unanimously passed the state […]