Roundhouse 2012
A Real Pill
Prescription rules pit addiction activists against medical groups
Legislation that aimed to curb the state's epidemic rates of opioid abuse and overdose deaths became a hot-button issue during the 30-day legislative session.
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State Axes Cap-and-Trade
After more than a year of death-defying escapes, an environmental rule was repealed on Monday, Feb. 6, with a unanimous vote by a Gov. Susana Martinez-appointed board.

Ortiz y Pino
Don’t Be Scared. Be Angry.
Watching the Republican presidential candidates’ mind-numbing televised forums all winter long, this question echoed through Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino’s mind: How do we get past conjured fear?