Tag: ROUNDHOUSE

‘Everything but the kitchen sink’ at Roundhouse lost and found

Feb. 22—Lose a $20 bill? Wondering where you left your prescription glasses? Missing a laptop? A digital camera? Have you been turning your house upside down in search of your wedding band? If you were recently at the Capitol — maybe during the frenzied 30-day legislative session that ended last week — your misplaced personal […]

Girl Scouts Day returns to Roundhouse

Feb. 19—Standing in the spectator gallery of the House of Representatives, Springer middle schooler Reyna Garcia considered the possibility of one day becoming a state legislator. But Monday — Girl Scouts Day at the Roundhouse — Garcia contented herself with serving as co-moderator of a town hall in which Girl Scouts of all ages asked […]

Roundhouse abuzz ahead of start of legislative session

Jan. 16—A sure sign it’s the New Mexico Legislature’s opening day: The Capitol parking lot was full by 9 a.m. This year’s legislative session, which starts at noon today, is 30 days long and will focus primarily on creating an operating budget for the coming fiscal year. But already it’s clear lawmakers also will try […]

Bill drafter has spent 50 years in the Roundhouse making legislators look good

Jan. 15—Shortly after moving to Santa Fe from Florida in 1974, Jonelle Maison was hired as a bill proofreader for what would be the 1975 legislative session. She hasn’t missed a session in the half-century since. She had worked several other jobs — bookkeeper, waitress, bartender — when the Roundhouse opportunity emerged. “I was ecstatic,” […]