The 60-day state legislative session has just begun and already there are surprises. As the Speaker’s gavel changes hands, the longtime chair of an influential budgeting committee is out in the House of Representatives, replaced by a more progressive Democrat. Dan Boyd, capitol bureau chief for the Albuquerque Journal, reported on the day-one shake-up and spoke with KUNM about what it could mean.
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican Just as the last day of the 2022 legislative session ended with a bombshell of surprise when then-House Speaker Brian Egolf announced he was not running for reelection, the first day of this year’s session ended with a shock. Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-Gallup, was removed from her post as […]
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