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U.S. Senate Moves Toward Repealing Authority For Military Force Against Iraq
WASHINGTON — They voted to advance legislation to end 32-year-old and the 20-year-old Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq.
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Bill To Study Expanded Access To Affordable Health Care Headed To Governor's Desk
House Bill 400, known as Medicaid Forward, could allow New Mexicans of any income level to buy coverage with Medicaid.
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Regulators End Week Like They Started — Tamping Down Fears, Rescuing A Bank
Biden released a statement calling on Congress to take action to make it easier for regulators to hold senior bank executives accountable.
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After 60 Days, New Mexico Lawmakers Send More Than 200 Bills To Governor
By the end of the 2023 session on Saturday, the New Mexico Legislature had passed 241 bills.
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Pentagon To Halt Use Of Firefighting Foam That Contains PFAS As Cleanup Costs Mount
WASHINGTON — Department of Defense will stop purchasing PFAS-containing firefighting foam later this year and phase it out entirely in 2024.
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Despite GOP Pushback, Bill Protecting Reproductive, Gender-Affirming Health Care Passes Roundhouse
The bill was passed by a 38-30 vote and will now go to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is expected to sign it into law.
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Right Whales Vs. Commercial Fishing: No ‘Easy Solution' For NOAA
Once hunted to near-extinction, the greatest threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale now are accidental encounters with humans.
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A Move To Ban Prescribed Burns Amid Risky Weather Conditions Is Almost Through The Roundhouse
Lawmakers passed legislation that would put a halt on prescribed burns whenever the National Weather Service puts out severe weather alerts.
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Senate Approves Plan To Create State Civil Rights Office
The New Mexico Senate has honored a request by the state's top prosecutor to create a new state agency devoted to civil rights.
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Bill To Put Free Menstrual Products In All Public Schools Waits For Governor's Signature
Supporters say this will help address the problem of period poverty, which affects young people's ability to consistently access education.
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Legislature Passes Bill Requiring More Transparency In Budget Process
As we near the end of the legislative session in Santa Fe, we’re also in the middle of Sunshine Week.
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Bill At Gov's Desk Would Lift ‘Gag Order' For People Filing Legislative Harassment Complaints
If someone is accused of harassment in the Legislature, they can speak up about it. The person who files a complaint about it can't.
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Voting Rights Expansion Bill Heads To Governor
A bill to expand voting rights and accessibility is on its way to the governor's desk for her signature.
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As Opioids Overdose Deaths Keep Rising, Report Urges Lawmakers To Develop New Approaches
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers should view America's staggering opioid crisis, including rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach.
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Many Worry That Companies Are Flouting New Mexico's Landmark Gas Flaring Rules
It’s a patchwork of compressor stations, tank batteries and drilling pads, testimony to the Permian Basin’s booming oil and gas industry.
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COVID Memorial Happening With Or Without State Lawmakers
Senate Joint Memorial 1 got its first hearings in the Roundhouse during the last week of the 2023 session.
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Memories That Start With A Pickup Truck
I am flooded today with memories of Peterson Zah.
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Proposal To Create Permanent Renewable Energy Office Headed To Governor's Desk
House Bill 95 would formally establish an office of renewable energy within the New Mexico State Land Office.
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Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes For Ohio Crash, But Won't Back Bipartisan Rail Safety Bill
CEO Alan Shaw apologized and pledged “to make this right,” though he resisted senators’ invitations to endorse policy specifics.
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NM Dems Backtrack On Police Body Cam Enforcement
Existing law, sponsored in 2020 by Sen. Joe Cervantes (D-Las Cruces), applies to state, county and city law enforcement.