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Lawmakers file the first bills of New Mexico’s 2025 legislative …
4 days ago · Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) introduced a bill to protect libraries from losing funding for refusing to ban books based on the subject or an author’s sexuality, race or gender, countering a rise in book bans across the nation. This law wouldn’t impact the right of individuals to challenge specific materials in a library’s collection.
‘My staff is spent’: New Mexico emergency management leader …
Dec 30, 2024 · “The same staff that help in Roswell and in Ruidoso are also the same staff that help in Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon,” Rye said. “And so my staff, I mean, they travel all over the state to be able to provide the assistance and the resources to these individuals who are still in these communities that are still recovering.”
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4 days ago · In first speech as U.S. Senate majority leader, Thune pledges to protect filibuster BY: Ashley Murray - January 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate Friday under the new leadership of South Dakota’s John Thune, who promised to keep intact the body’s legislative filibuster — the 60-vote threshold for …
New Mexico laws lowering taxes, easing access to medication take …
Dec 31, 2024 · Health Care Authority. Companies that deliver maternal and child health care, primary care and mental health care will be able to get reimbursed more money under part of the state government’s annual budget approved earlier this year.. Lawmakers set aside more than $28 million for this purpose, and companies will get reimbursed at 150% of the rate they normally get from the Health Care ...
Thursday is deadline for Roswell flood victims to seek FEMA …
Victims of the Roswell flood that occurred in October have until 11:59 p.m. Thursday to seek disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The floods Oct. 19 and 20 in Roswell and elsewhere in Chaves County caused widespread devastation. Floodwaters stranded hundreds of people ...
The year in water news: Preparing for New Mexico’s drier future
Dec 27, 2024 · Money and water. One thread Source NM will follow in 2025 is how New Mexico spends its money when it comes to its most precious resource. While oil and gas revenues have kept money flowing for the state government’s operations, water conservation nonprofits and the executive branch are asking state lawmakers to turn the tap on in 2025 for water investment.
New Mexico governor, advocates call for increased funding on …
Dec 4, 2024 · All 108,000 miles of river in New Mexico were deemed the nation’s most endangered earlier this year, as the impacts from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling changed overnight which wetlands federal law protects.. Shrinking water supplies heighten the threat of pollution, said Tricia Snyder, the rivers and water director for nonprofit NM Wild.
Women hold majority in New Mexico legislature for the first time
Dec 2, 2024 · Women in New Mexico won big this last election and now make up more than half of the state‘s lawmakers. Along with a female-majority Legislature and a woman overseeing the state Senate, New Mexico women also hold positions such as governor, secretary of state and a majority in the state’s supreme court. New Mexico is […]
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Nov 27, 2024 · High-speed internet to expand in rural areas impacting students in seven NM school districts BY: Leah Romero - December 17, 2024 Nearly 40,000 households in seven rural New Mexico school districts will receive high-speed home internet in coming months, following state grants from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s Student Connect program.