New Mexico In Depth’s coverage of the New Mexico 2017 Legislative Session kicks off with this special edition covering a range of issues:
- Campaign finance reform, Capital Outlay, and Ethics Reform
- Impact of budget crisis on child welfare programs
- Cannabis legalization for adult recreational use
- Demographics of the legislature
Newspapers around the state published this special edition the first week of the session: Santa Fe New Mexican, Las Cruces Sun-News, Farmington Daily Times, Carlsbad Current Argus, Alamogordo Daily News, Rio Grande Sun, Silver City Sun-News, Deming Headlight, and the Ruidoso News.
Be sure to follow our coverage throughout the session, here on our site and as part of a special project called People, Power, and Democracy, in collaboration with our partners–KUNM Public Radio, New Mexico In Focus, and the UNM News Port.
DO NOT LEGALIZE MARIJUANA EVER!!!!!!!!
Agree! Have seen behavior of people under the influence and it is careless!