State Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, appeared remotely during the Monday Senate floor session after he tested positive for COVID-19 over Presidents’ Day weekend. The Roundhouse was different in some respects on Monday: more people were masking and social distancing as they were able. The Legislative Health Office is located near the Senate […]
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican As the influential House Appropriations and Finance Committee held its first meeting of the 60-day legislative session Wednesday, a familiar face was noticeably absent. A day after being stripped of her chairmanship, Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-Gallup, sat at her desk in the chamber of the House of […]
Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup, answers questions about a budget bill during this February 2022 file photo, as then-House Majority Leader Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque, and Rep. Nathan Small, D-Las Cruces, look