Updated: Senate Dems choose Wirth as majority leader

Democratic state Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe will serve as the new Senate majority leader after being selected by Senate Democrats on Saturday. Wirth succeeds Michael Sanchez, a Belen Democrat who had been in the Senate for 24 years. He lost his reelection bid to Republican Greg Baca. Sen. Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces, […]