The First Session of the 57th Legislature

January 2-17, 2025: Legislation may be prefiled
January 21: Opening day (noon)
February 20: Deadline for introduction
March 22: Session ends (noon)
April 11: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
June 20: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

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Guv Revises History in Tampa (alibi.com)

Guv Revises History in Tampa

By Jerry Ortiz y Pino

If you watched our governor’s speech during last week’s National Republican Convention in Tampa, you saw why she’s such a popular figure in New Mexico. She looked energetic and caring. She looked different from most of the other GOP poobahs on display that evening. Even her initial nervousness added a note of genuineness and sincerity.

The story she shared was compelling—her humble beginnings, her conversion from Democrat to Republican. She went from pistol-packing security guard to justice-dealing prosecutor who specialized in locking up child abusers. She went from small-town district attorney to first Hispanic female governor in the U.S. It was a story laced with just enough Spanish to convey the subliminal message: Our tent is as big as your tent, President Obama.

Read more here:http://alibi.com/news/42533/Guv-Revises-History-in-Tampa.html