Breaking: Senate calls it a special session after passing solvency package

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Senate adjourned shortly after midnight this morning after passing nearly a dozen budget-balancing measures in a flurry of special section action. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said the Senate acted responsibly on its primary focus, the state’s massive budget crunch. “We had a job to do,” Sanchez said […]