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By New Mexico Sun | Mar 2, 2025
Yza and Chiara, legislative fellows from EQNM, provided an update on recent developments in the legislative session.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 2, 2025
House Bill 481, which sought to impose retroactive liability on past owners of oil wells in New Mexico, was voted down by the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 2, 2025
The Main Library of the Public Library of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County celebrated its 50th anniversary on February 22.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2025
The House of Representatives has passed House Bill 11, which proposes paid family and medical leave, forwarding it to the Senate with a vote of 38-31.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2025
Senate Bill 5, a significant piece of legislation concerning wildlife management, has been approved by the New Mexico State Senate.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2025
Despite the $13 billion generated annually in state revenue by the oil and gas industry, politicians in Santa Fe are advancing legislation that would impact the sector.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2025
The New Mexico Senate has passed the Turquoise Alert Bill, a measure designed to enhance public safety and improve the response to missing persons cases within Indigenous communities.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2025
The New Mexico Health Care Authority is advocating for Senate Bill 189, which aims to improve work readiness pathways for individuals receiving public assistance.
By New Mexico Sun | Mar 1, 2025
Terri Cole, President and CEO of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, recently discussed legislative progress in New Mexico during an appearance on the Albuquerque Journal's Business Outlook podcast.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
Jodi Hendricks, executive director of the New Mexico Family Action Movement (NMFAM), said that Senate Bill 500 ensures families remain central to medical decisions affecting children.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Las Cruces Station agents, in collaboration with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), have arrested 13 individuals at an Airbnb stash house.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
Carla Sonntag, president and CEO of the New Mexico Business Coalition, is no stranger to the challenges her home state faces. Born and raised in New Mexico, she loves the state’s culture, people, and landscape. However, her frustration with ineffective policies nearly drove her to leave 16 years ago. Instead, she says that after much prayer and reflection she decided to stay and fight for change. “There is no perfect place, so why not stay and make this better?” she asks.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
Leadership Albuquerque participants recently experienced a comprehensive tour of government operations in New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
Paid Family and Medical Leave is a necessity for workers, according to advocates in New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
The House has passed House Bill 11, which aims to provide paid family and medical leave, moving it forward to the Senate.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced the appointment of two new judges to New Mexico's judicial system.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or "bird flu," in a non-commercial backyard poultry flock located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture's Standards & Consumer Services Division, along with the State Metrology Lab at NMDA, has announced the observance of Weights and Measures Week.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
Emily Kaltenbach has been confirmed as the Aging Secretary for New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Feb 28, 2025
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office has announced that it received the People’s Choice Award from the Election Center’s Professional Practice Awards for its real-time tabulator security program, Codename: Project Bruno.
