Martinez: New Mexico still needs REAL ID fix after new rules

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico lawmakers still need to pass legislation to get the state in compliance under the federal REAL ID Act despite a U.S. Department of Homeland Security announcement that new air travel restrictions won’t start until 2018, Gov. Susana Martinez said Friday.
In a statement, Martinez spokesman Mike Lonergan said Friday the federal government confirmed in its announcement that state residents will need passports in 2018 for air travel unless Democrats agre