New Mexico Legislature
Recent News About New Mexico Legislature
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New Mexico teachers 'actively advocating' during legislative session
Whitney Holland, president of New Mexico’s branch of the American Federation of Teachers, is keeping a close eye on New Mexico legislators this session.
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New Mexico Business Coalition: Proposed voting rights bill raises 'constitutional and legal issues'
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver last month introduced Senate Bill 8, also known as the New Mexico Voting Rights Act, which is intended to “protect and expand New Mexico voting rights.”
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'Second Chance' bill gives juvenile offenders opportunity to 'demonstrate rehabilitation'
A new bill was recently introduced that would give juvenile offenders another chance.
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With labor supply 'in need of updating,' New Mexico legislators introduce bill to help expand state's workforce
A proposed bill from New Mexico's current legislative session designed to expand the state's workforce could also provide Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) with millions of dollars
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'A question around equity': Democrats block bill that would eliminate social security income tax for middle, upper-class
A New Mexico legislation that would eliminate tax on Social Security for middle and upper-class residents by 2026 was stonewalled in a recent vote.
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Bipartisan bill would earmark $45 million for cybersecurity programs for New Mexico school districts
A group of Democrat and Republican lawmakers brought forward a bill that would provide funding for New Mexico school districts to install a cybersecurity program after several attacks over the last year.
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New Mexico lawmakers work to lower barriers to enter cannabis industry, establish 'footing for potential growth'
New Mexico is working on making the process to get into the cannabis industry more streamlined.
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GOP lawmakers laud Democrats' focus on New Mexico crime problem — while also labeling it 'disingenuous'
New Mexico Republican lawmakers are pleased that their Democratic counterparts are looking to address crime in the state but feel the latter should have stepped up sooner.
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New year brings new laws to New Mexico
New Mexico starts 2022 with a series new laws approved by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state’s Democratic-led Legislature.
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Bill to increase mental health services gets tabled in New Mexico
In New Mexico, some legislators have been pushing heavily for more behavioral health services for residents, but the bill that they have put together has been tabled for the time being.
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New Mexico Native American leaders walk out of Senate meeting after new redistricting maps advance' say their 'self-determination' was undermined
Frustrated Native American leaders recently walked out of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in Santa Fe as members overwhelmingly voted to advance new redistricting maps for New Mexico.
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New Mexico state Senate passes district remapping bill over unanimous GOP disapproval
The New Mexico state Senate recently approved a reconstructed version of the state’s congressional map, with all Republicans voting against in a 25-15 vote, according to NM Political Report.
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Special Session debate leaves some New Mexico legislators no 'fair warning,' others not happy
Several state lawmakers are raising alarm about alterations to three bills without given a day’s notice during last week’s House of Representatives debate.
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$5 million in COVID relief for Dept. of Game and Fish leaves New Mexico lawmakers puzzled
State lawmakers are scrambling to find out why there was $5 million in funds given to the Department of Game and Fish as part of House Bill 2 (HB 2).
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New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs requests $5 million in 2022 state budget
The New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs has requested an additional $5 million in the state budget from the legislature in 2022.
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Joint letter to New Mexico state leadership: Invest in 'tested and cost-effective' energy, not fossil hydrogen
Nearly three dozen groups in New Mexico have written a joint letter to lawmakers in the state that expressed their concerns about fossil hydrogen and how it's a "counterproductive distraction" instead of a solution for climate change.
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NM Right to Life Committee: 'Life is precious and we don't have the right to take it'
Earlier this year, the New Mexico Legislature pushed through a package of 70 new bills, one of which was the "aid-in-dying" bill that allows physicians to prescribe "life-ending medication" to people suffering from a terminal illness.
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NMSSA president frustrated with recent gun legislation 'driven by partisan ideology'
Although it can be argued that New Mexico meant well with its firearms-related legislation of recent years, advocates of responsible gun ownership say the efforts are doing more harm than good.
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Op-ed: Gun control has failed New Mexicans
Two years have now passed since the first of several hotly debated gun-control bills passed in Santa Fe.