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The capital outlay bill signed last week by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham includes millions for projects in southern New Mexico. → Read More
One bill would create the framework for taxing and regulating the new industry, and a second would deal with social justice issues. → Read More
There was a lot more agreement among New Mexico lawmakers during this year’s legislative session than one may have thought, despite a few contentious bills. → Read More
New Mexico Legislature ended Saturday without passing legislation to legalize marijuana. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will call a special session on it → Read More
Sen. Bill Soules refused to accept changes made to his bill seeking a limit on interest rates for small loans; now a committee will try to find a resolution. → Read More
Efforts to increase the yearly distribution from the Land Grant Permanent Fund for early childhood education finally passed in the New Mexico Senate. → Read More
Under the compromise, the rate will remain at 99 percent for loans up to $1,000; but will drop to 36 percent for loans of more than that. → Read More
The New Mexico Senate passed the New Mexico Civil Rights Act on a 26-15 vote taken after midnight, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 17. → Read More
Similar legislation has been passed by the House in each of the past six sessions, but has died without a vote in the Senate Finance Committee. → Read More
Legislation that would allow New Mexico health professionals to assist terminally ill patients in taking their own lives passed the Senate Monday. → Read More
With two bills to legalize marijuana sales stalled in committee, the Senate on Monday turned its attention to the state’s medical marijuana program. → Read More
Student athletes could lose their eligibility if the NCAA were to enforce its rules, but the bill sponsor assured his fellow members they won’t. → Read More
Under existing law, pay for high school students remains at $8.50 an hour, while other workers saw an increase this year to $10.50. → Read More
House Bill 325 would provide grants to municipal or county governments to expand or begin air service. → Read More
After about an hour of debate, the motion was defeated 24-14 on a straight party-line vote: the bill will likely languish until the end of the session. → Read More
A bill that would strip the legal protection of qualified immunity from public employees now moves to the Senate floor for a final vote. → Read More
Senators used a bill to allow alcohol deliveries and expanded sales at restaurants as the platform for some tinkering with state liquor laws. → Read More
Senate Bill 2 will waive liquor-license fees for one year in an effort to help businesses most impacted by the pandemic. → Read More
New Mexico Legislators recalled threats to their own safety Monday in voting for a bill that would make it illegal to protest outside a person’s home. → Read More
House Bill 268 would also allow employers to rebut the claim if they could prove that the worker violated a public health order. → Read More