Visiting New Mexico’s state capitol during a legislative session can be daunting, especially for the uninitiated.

The recent death of former state House Speaker Ben Luján, D-Santa Fe, prompted multiple public visitations and memorials last week, including one in the Roundhouse rotunda.

Earlier this year, the state House reached what former Speaker Ben Luján, D-Santa Fe, characterized as a milestone in his farewell speech: Its members voted unanimously to pass the state budget.

After a long and varied career in state government, another of Gov. Susana Martinez’ cabinet officials has resigned.

Staff changes are shaking up Gov. Susana Martinez’ administration.

Last year, Randy Murray spent six months shopping for a health care provider. At 65, Murray was newly eligible for Medicare—and, as a former banker, he thought he was well-equipped for the challenge. It didn’t go so smoothly.

On a Friday morning at the Public Regulation Commission, Qwest is in the middle of a week’s worth of hearings.

It was a tough, dirty fight, and former Las Cruces District Attorney Amy Orlando knows exactly who was on her side. It’s right there on the mailers accusing her opponent of siding with sex offenders over innocent children: “Paid for by Safer NM PAC.”

The saga of Jerome Block, Jr.—from election violations to drug addiction, with chimichangas and Gatorade in between—captured Santa Fe’s attention earlier this year. On election day, voters will have the opportunity to approve three amendments to significantly alter the face of the embattled Public Regulation Commission, to which Block was first elected in 2008. But current commissioner Doug Howe says the changes are much bigger than Block.

It was December 2007, and Kirtland Air Force Base needed money. The base wanted to build training facilities for paratroopers and combat rescue officers. In total, the project would cost more than $14 million—funded mostly by appropriations from Congress. US Rep. Heather Wilson, R-NM, was instrumental in helping Kirtland secure the funding, earmarking $3.7 million for the new facilities.