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Council passes law targeting city’s ‘bad actor’ landlords
By Damon Scott There’s new hope for scores of renters in Albuquerque who face issues such as a lack of running water, a lack of hot water, substandard heating and cooling, front doors that don’t lock, appliances that don’t work, pest infestation and unsafe stairwells. The Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday night that […]
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Council passes law targeting city’s ‘bad actor’ landlords
By Damon Scott There’s new hope for scores of renters in Albuquerque who face issues such as a lack of running water, a lack of hot water, substandard heating and cooling, front doors that don’t lock, appliances that don’t work, pest infestation and unsafe stairwells. The Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday night that […]
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Medical psilocybin bill passes its final committee, but runs low on time for its final hurdle
This post was originally published on this site<img width="1024" height="700" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa-1024×700-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa-1024×700-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa-300×205.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa-768×525.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa-1200×820.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa-400×273.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1661563" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/18/medical-psilocybin-bill-passes-its-final-committee-but-runs-low-on-time-for-its-final-hurdle/golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,875" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Golden_teacher_kookoskuidussa" […]
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Is getting high on hemp about to be illegal in ABQ? City councilor pushes ban to close the THC “loophole”
Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis introduced legislation to ban synthetic hemp products from sale in Albuquerque. The legislation would ban the advertisement, sale, manufacture or distribution of synthetic cannabinoids with over 0.3% THC. Under the ordinance, stores that sell non-intoxicating hemp products would be required to post signs that say “sale of intoxicating hemp products […]
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Is getting high on hemp about to be illegal in ABQ? City councilor pushes ban to close the THC “loophole”
Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis introduced legislation to ban synthetic hemp products from sale in Albuquerque. The legislation would ban the advertisement, sale, manufacture or distribution of synthetic cannabinoids with over 0.3% THC. Under the ordinance, stores that sell non-intoxicating hemp products would be required to post signs that say “sale of intoxicating hemp products […]
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Advocates sound alarm after ICE ‘disappears’ 48 NM residents
This post was originally published on this site A coalition of immigrants’ rights advocates submitted a formal complaint with the United States Department of Homeland Security over what they called the “disappearance” of 48 New Mexico residents. The advocates said that this made it critical for the legislature to pass legislation barring governments from entering […]
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Campaign finance reform is “dead” says sponsor
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Op-ed: A bipartisan solution to put more police on the streets
Submitted by Democratic Senator Cindy Nava and Republican Senator Craig Brandt The political climate these days feels tense. Nationally, we see gridlock everywhere, preventing proven policies that can help our cities and towns thrive. That’s why, in New Mexico, it’s so important that we work together in a bipartisan fashion to get real work done […]
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How a push to amend the Constitution could help Trump expand presidential power
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