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.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... The 2021 Data Book compiled by the state Human Services Department is a series of snapshots that, when taken together, paint a rather bleak picture of life in the Land of Enchantment. Many of the problems are long-standing and related to poverty and low levels of education attainment. Our poverty rat...

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Legislators share thoughts on past session & pot legalization Daymon Ely  Rep. Daymon Ely, Democrat, District 23 What piece of legislation were you particularly proud to have worked on during the 60-day legislative session? House Bill 75 passed and was sponsored by state Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales. “A deal was worked out on Medical Malpractice reform, between the hospitals and independent physicians, because independent physicians were watching their (malpractice insurance) premiums go up a...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... In this file photo from last month, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs into law a bill authorizing $200 million in grants for small businesses statewide. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Thursday overhau...

Whether the parties will reach agreement – and the committee will approve – is unclear. “Everybody is mildly unhappy, which is perfect,” said Daymon Ely, a Corrales Democrat and sponsor of one of the bills. Sen. Gay Kernan, a Hobbs Republican and co-sponsor of the other bill, said the parties are at least making progress in negotiations. “Of course, no one is going to be 100 percent happy,” Kernan said. The state Supreme Court, meanwhile, delivered its own news Monday, upholding the...

SANTA FE – Senate Bill 140 sailed unanimously without debate through the House this afternoon. Senator Gay Kernan and Representative Daymon Ely introduced joint legislation that modernizes New Mexico child support law and brings it in compliance with federal law that will collect more child support for New Mexico kids. Passage of the bill saves New Mexico from losing $147.5 million in federal funding: $122.6 million for the Temporary Assistance for Low-Income Families (TANF) program...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... In this file photo, legislative staffers set up Plexiglas dividers on the House floor in preparation for the start of a 60-day session. The dividers are intended as a safety precaution due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA ...

Bill to Expand New Mexico’s Red Flag Gun Laws Hits Hurdle A bill that seeks to expand New Mexico’s fledgling red flag gun laws has been bumped from this year’s 60-day legislative session by more pressing priorities, according to local reports. “For all intents and purposes, it’s gone, unless something really radical changes,” one of the bill’s Democrat sponsors, State Rep. Daymon Ely, told the Santa Fe New Mexican on Wednesday. “But there are just too many other priorities this ...

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Bill Expanding New Mexico’s ‘Red-Flag’ Gun Law Fizzles SFNM A controversial bill to expand New Mexico’s so-called red-flag gun law appears to be a victim of more pressing priorities in this year’s 60-day legislative session. “For all intents and purposes, it’s gone, unless something really radical changes,” one of the sponsors, Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales, said Wednesday. “But there are just too many other priorities this time.” Ely said he hopes to bring the measure back du...