Mayor Tim Keller wants lawmakers to shell out money for a sizable list of city legislative priorities that include public safety, housing and homelessness and the ongoing construction of the Rail Trail development. He announced the requests Wednesday, less than two weeks before state lawmakers meet in Santa Fe for a 60-day session Jan. 21. […]
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City hopes for state support — in the form of money — as session approaches
Mayor Tim Keller wants lawmakers to shell out money for a sizable list of city legislative priorities that include public safety, housing and homelessness and the ongoing construction of the Rail Trail development. He announced the requests Wednesday, less than two weeks before state lawmakers meet in Santa Fe for a 60-day session Jan. 21. […]
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Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Michael Benanav, Searchlight New Mexico Before she became a state senator, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez served as executive director of an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that worked […]
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Protect the innocent: the public health promise of Kayden’s Law
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Michael Benanav, Searchlight New Mexico Before she became a state senator, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez served as executive director of an Albuquerque-based nonprofit that worked […]
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NM Lawmakers hearing presentations on nuclear waste, uranium and oil and gas
By Danielle Prokop State lawmakers are meeting in Hobbs to tour oil and gas fields, hear presentations on uranium refinement, nuclear waste storage and consider future bills on addressing air pollution and wastewater. The Radioactive and Hazardous Materials interim committee will hear four presentations on Friday during a meeting scheduled to start at 9 a.m. […]
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NM’s revenue growth said to slow for first time this decade, but state still flush, analysts say
By Patrick Lohmann New Mexico’s budget is expected to have .2% less revenue this fiscal year than last thanks to a slowing global oil market. But it’ll still be enough to give lawmakers more than $650 million in new money to spend at the legislative session come January. That’s according to fresh projections released Wednesday […]
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NM kids could get hundreds of thousands if trust fund pilot program takes off
Leslie Moreno-Roacho didn’t go to college. She wanted to study nursing, but her family’s finances meant that goal stayed out of reach. Her 1-year-old son, Zaiden, could have a better chance of making it into higher education. Zaiden is one of the first 15 children selected for Baby Bonds, a new initiative aimed at giving […]
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Local LGBTQ community eyes restrictions in other states, prepares for upcoming election
It had been 20 years since New Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community met for a statewide summit to discuss political strategy, advocacy work and to forge relationships. That changed this past weekend. About 150 people attended a sold-out summit Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 at the Ramada Plaza, which was organized by Equality New Mexico (EQNM), Planned […]
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Gov.’s latest stop on public safety tour is Española, where tensions rise about a homeless camp
By Patrick Lohmann Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday made Española her third stop on an impromptu public safety tour, hearing from more than a dozen people who spoke up to say they are very concerned about crime, drug addiction and homelessness. TJ Lopez, a resident of northern Rio Arriba County, said he thanked the […]
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$100M headed to Ruidoso after lone special session bill signed by Gov. Lujan Grisham
By Leah Romero Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 1 Tuesday, which will provide $100 million in monetary relief for the Ruidoso areas devastated by fires and floods in June. The bill was the only legislation to come out of the five-hour special session that Lujan Grisham convened on July 18. Lawmakers rejected all public safety […]