The 2025 legislative session officially begins Tuesday with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address.Then, New Mexico’s state lawmakers have 60 days to debate and vote on however many bills they can get through.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently stopped to talk to people hanging out and camping in and around De Vargas Park in New Mexico's capital city — just a short walk from the historic plaza and high-end jewelry shops.

Both interviews revolve largely around public safety, criminal competency reform and behavioral health priorities.

The Governor wants to broaden the circumstances in which defendants can be involuntarily committed for residential treatment. Her party is unlikely to support her plans.

The New Mexico Legislature starts Jan. 21 and will tackle public safety, behavioral health and a slew of other issues in the next 60 days.

New Mexico legislative session begins Tuesday, Jan. 21 and ends March 22. This session marks New Mexico’s 57th legislative session. Legislative sessions occur in New Mexico annually. Sessions last 60 days in odd-numbered years and 30 days in even-numbered years.

Using our historic revenue surpluses this year to jump-start State investments in rural infrastructure is an obvious policy choice.

Last year, Lujan Grisham proposed multiple failed reforms to New Mexico’s criminal justice laws, including steeper penalties for felons in possession of firearms and bills to strengthen the state’s ability to require repeat offenders with documented mental health problems to undergo treatment.

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police ... Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has hosted some community meetings ahead of the ...

More members of the embattled board of regents at Western New Mexico University have resigned. Their departures were confirmed Tuesday during roll call at a meeting that had been scheduled to address the search for an interim university president.

New Mexico’s governor has hosted multiple town halls regarding public safety in the state. With New Mexico’s special legislative session approaching, Governor Lujan-Grisham made a stop in Alamogordo to discuss relevant issues with officials and community members.

Adrian HeddenCarlsbad [email protected] Violent crime became a key issue for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during last year’s legislative session as she sought