New: Proposed ‘three strikes’ expansion clears first House hurdle

SANTA FE — The House Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee passed a expansion of the state’s three strikes law on a vote of 4-3 — with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. It goes next to the House Judiciary Committee. “Essentially our current law is worthless” because it’s so narrow, said Rep. Paul Pacheco, R-Albuquerque, the […]