State Rep. Sandra Jeff (D-Crownpoint) accused the chief of staff of Speaker of the House Ben Luján (D-Nambé) of verbally abusing her after she cast a controversial vote Thursday (March 3). On the floor of the House Thursday, Jeff said that Regis Pecos of Speaker Luján’s staff yelled at her immediately after Jeff cast what [...]

The blast worked. A bill carried by Rep. Andy Nuñez (I-Hatch) that would rescind the state’s policy allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses successfully bypassed the committee process — a rarely used parliamentary procedure called “blasting a bill” — Friday (March 4) when the House floor voted 42-28 to move the measure onto the Senate. Eight Democrats [...]

New Mexico State Representative Sandra Jeff shows again why we should tax the money politicians gets as contributions.  Thom Cole, ace investigative reporter for The Albuquerque Journal, exposes her using campaign funds to buy hundreds of dollars of expensive lunches in Albuquerque.  Problem is, she represents a district on the Navajo reservation, more than a [...]