Senate News & Op-Eds

• Senate Passes Bipartisan Medical Canabis Reform, SB 177, for Patients

  NEW MEXICO STATE SENATOR CISCO McSORLEY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senate Passes Bipartisan Medical Canabis Reform, SB 177, for Patients (Santa Fe, NM) – With solid bipartisan support, the Senate today…

  February 13, 2017

• Sen. Joseph Cervantes Pushes Legislation for Competitive Procurement for Electricity Supply, More Competition, Transparency, and Consumer Savings in NM’s Energy Markets

  For Immediate Release Sen. Joseph Cervantes Pushes Legislation for Competitive Procurement for Electricity Supply, More Competition, Transparency, and Consumer Savings in NM’s Energy Markets  (Sante Fe, NM) – New legislation…

  February 13, 2017

• Legislation to Require State Government to Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices

  SENATOR JEFF STEINBORN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Legislation to Require State Government to Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices “Pharmaceuticals Purchasing Council” Could Save State Budget Millions (Santa Fe, NM) – New Mexico…

  February 9, 2017

• Senator Bill O’Neill bill to “Ban the Box” moves forward with Bipartisan Support

  For Immediate Release: Senator Bill O’Neill bill to “Ban the Box” moves forward with Bipartisan Support (Santa Fe, NM) Senator Bill O’Neill today passed legislation through Senate Public Affairs Committee…

  February 7, 2017

• Senator Howie Morales Pushes Creation of Early Childhood Services Department

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senator Howie Morales Pushes Creation of Early Childhood Services Department Bill passes Education Committee, All Democrats Supporting (Santa Fe, NM) – Pointing to the huge need to…

  February 6, 2017