A bail reform bill that would give voters a chance to throw out and replace New Mexico’s controversial pretrial detention system cleared its first hurdle in the legislature last week,
Two members of the state’s House of Representatives, one a Democrat and the other a Republican, will be working together to revise a bill that would raise the penalties for gun-related crimes.
Lawmakers consider raising penalties for gun crimes to address growing rates of violent crime in some parts of the state, especially among young people.