SANTA FE - The Senate Conservation Committee on Thursday unanimously gave a do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 240, which would create a Medical Marijuana Fund sustained by the producer and patient production licensing fees currently being collected by the Department of Health.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tom Clifford as secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Tribal leaders from pueblos and reservations around New Mexico are gathering at the State Capitol for the 25th annual American Indian Day at the Legislature....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- The Senate has confirmed several of Gov. Susana Martinez's nominees to the State Fair Commission although the administration drew sharp criticism for its handling of a lease for a new fairgrounds casino....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Legislative Democrats are questioning the use of videotaping committee hearings and floor debates....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and her allies are making another appeal to the Legislature to overturn a New Mexico law allowing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Lawmakers have shelved a proposal to require teachers and other public workers to take unpaid leave or annual leave from their jobs if they serve in the Legislature....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Proposals to overhaul a scandal-plagued state regulatory agency are off to a fast start in the Legislature....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- A Senate committee leader is raising objections about Gov. Susana Martinez's nominee to run the Corrections Department, saying he apparently omitted information from a background check questionnaire....

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- A Democratic Senate leader suggests scrapping a newly approved 25-year lease with the Downs at Albuquerque, which plans to build a larger casino at the state fairgrounds....