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Recent News About New Mexico State Senate
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On April 1, Mayor Tim Keller and New Mexico State Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla held a press conference to announce that the city has swapped the city owned property at the vacant land located at 1250 Menaul NE for two state-owned properties.
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A statewide lobby is speaking out against several bills that have been submitted to the New Mexico Congress, including one it claims could make gun owners felons overnight.
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A simmering rift between state Sen. Jacob Candelaria (DTS-Bernalillo) and Mimi Stewart, state Senate president pro tem (D-Bernalillo), escalated into Candelaria suing Stewart for violating New Mexico's Human Rights Act.
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A piece of legislation that would have set hydrogen incentives in New Mexico was shot down by a state Senate panel on Feb. 8.
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Second chance: New Mexico Senate approves bill abolishing life without parole for offenders under 18The New Mexico Senate has approved a bill abolishing life without parole for people under the age of 18.
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A bill introduced in the state Senate would provide funding to support New Mexico wine producers, KRQE reported.
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham recently commended the New Mexico House for its bipartisan approval of legislation designed to establish harsher penalties for violent gun offenses.
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After long offering some of the lowest gas taxes in the Southwest, New Mexico is considering an increase on each gallon at the pump, a tactic that doesn’t sit well with many residents.
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In a letter to the Senate, New Mexico Sens. Ben Ray Lujan (D-Santa Fe), Martin Heinrich (D-Albuquerque) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) urge leadership to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
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Sen. Jacob Candelaria (D-Albuquerque) has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a member of the Democratic party after New Mexico Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart allegedly allowed discrimination in the workplace.
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New Mexican politicians recently responded to news that majority leader Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D-Bernalillo) was being investigated for racketeering, money laundering, and illegal payments, according to a report by the Pinon Post.
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New Mexico Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who also serves as the House Majority leader and an employee of Albuquerque Public Schools, is being investigated for racketeering and money laundering.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently announced that the Family Income Index will increase funding for schools and children in high-poverty areas of the state in an effort to counteract the negative impacts of poverty on academic performance.
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The New Mexico Senate enacted legislation earlier this year that would eliminate a provision in the state's minimum wage law that required high school students to be paid less per hour than adult employees, according to a report by Bloomberg Tax.
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New Mexico will spend more money on public education, early childhood services, plus business subsidies and incentives starting next month thanks to a $7.4 billion budget signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham earlier this month.
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Sen. Ben Ray Luján is supporting a technology investment bill that would include $17 billion for the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.
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Freshman state Sen. Katy Duhigg (D-Albuquerque) recently praised one of a package of bills signed into law earlier this year that established "Purple Star Schools" in New Mexico.