Nonprofit producers, the backbone of the state’s Medical Cannabis Program, say oversight by the New Mexico Department of Health is arbitrary and heavy-handed—and that new rules and regulations imposed in December have done little to alleviate chronic supply problems.

Santa Fe's new network of trails is a beautiful thing. Except when it's not.

During New Mexico’s 2011 legislative session, a tiny controversy erupted in the two press galleries overlooking the House and Senate chambers. “The Governor’s videographer in the pressroom. Paid for by your tax dollars,” Albuquerque political strategist Keegan King tweeted on March 3.

The plan announced by Mayor David Coss and City Councilors Rosemary Romero, Ron Trujillo, Chris Calvert and Carmichael Dominguez to increase city property taxes is not only a smart gambit, but a critical leadership move to ensure that Santa Fe insulates itself from the increasing burdens sloughed off on local governments by federal and state inaction

In the late 1980s, people living in the border town of Sunland Park, NM, had a big problem on their hands—and on their laundry lines, too.

Because people pay sales tax a little all the time, they don’t really notice when it changes. Income taxes can fly under the radar because they are taken out of each paycheck. But property taxes, Tax Foundation Staff Economist Mark Robyn tells SFR, are very visible.

Some bills are reactions to tragic incidents, revealing research or successful legislation in other states. This one was inspired by cheese.

Despite what some describe as an unproductive, highly politicized session, state lawmakers passed a range of bills this year. They banned corporal punishment in New Mexico schools, for one. They established the state’s first health insurance exchange. They passed a requirement that will enable New Mexicans to see exactly who benefits from the state’s labyrinthine tax code.

It’s unlikely undocumented immigrants will lose the opportunity to obtain New Mexico driver’s licensesat least for now.

When it comes to providing quick answers to specific questions, the New Mexico Sunshine Portal excels. But critics say the portal falls short for downloading information, building charts and spreadsheets or even just viewing an original contract.