A BILL PUSHED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS DEAD FOR THIS 30-DAY SESSION. A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HAS TABLED A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN MORE LEGAL IMMUNITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACCUSED OF WRONGDOING.
SUPPORTERS SAY IT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT NEW MEXICO IN LINE WITH FEDERAL LAW. BUT OPPONENTS SAY IT WOULD HAVE MOVED THE STATE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION BY MAKING OFFICERS LESS ACCOUNTABLE.
