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However, the reception has been lukewarm so far from Democrats, who would prefer to see the former president convicted in the impeachment trial, and from Republicans, who fear political consequences in barring Trump from office.

A proposed amendment to the New Mexico Constitution to protect the state’s natural resources and environment passed the Senate Rules Committee Monday on a party-line vote.  Senate Joint Resolution 3, sponsored by Democratic state Senators Antoinette Sedillo Lopez of Albuquerque, Bill Soules of Las Cruces and Harold Pope Jr. of Albuquerque, would provide residents of […]

Legislative Notebook: Green Amendment gets first green light Walter Rubel LAS CRUCES - A proposed constitutional amendment making clean air, water and land a fundamental right for all residents of the state, both current and future, has cleared its first hurdle with a 7-4 vote Monday, Feb. 8, in the Senate Rules Committee. Senate Joint Resolution 3, the Green Amendment, would flip the default position now in place when establishing legal priorities, and ensure the protection of the environment ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho, today joined U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, and 12 additional co-sponsors in introducing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S.

Morry Gash / AP Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin approved a joint resolution Thursday overriding Gov. Tony Evers most recent COVID-19 state of emergency, abolishing a state-wide mask mandate. In response, Evers declared a new state of emergency. Effective immediately, Wisconsinites must again wear masks in public places. The legislature approved Joint Resolution 3 Thursday in a 52-42 vote in the Assembly, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. Democrats were joined by seven Republicans, but it ...

Nass: "The rule of law and the Wisconsin Constitution require Evers to recognize the legislature ended his emergency powers. Instead, Tony Evers now acts no differently than a dictator in

A lawmaker from Roswell has introduced a joint resolution to amend the state constitution to establish a process by which counties could secede from New Mexico. Senate Joint Resolution 15 (SJR 15), sponsored by state Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, would submit to voters a proposed amendment to the New Mexico Constitution to let three or […]

GOP-controlled Legislature revokes Wisconsin pandemic emergency order, so Gov. Tony Evers issues a new one. Here’s what it all means and how local lawmakers voted “Governor Evers has abused his limited authority for far too long by repeatedly issuing unlawful orders beyond his 60-day emergency powers." Written By: Michael Brun | × File photo The same afternoon Assembly Republicans voted to revoke Wisconsins latest pandemic emergency declaration and mask mandate,...

   By Karla Eslinger    State Senator – District 33 Last weekend, I took a drive over to West Plains to visit the COVID-19 vaccination clinic conducted by the Missouri National Guard in cooperation with local health officials. I’m not eligible to receive the vaccine yet myself so I didn’t get a shot, but I wanted to see how these mass vaccination sites work. I was absolutely astonished by the level of collaboration and how efficiently they moved people through the process. Advertiseme...

In 1984, Justice Patricia Boyle of the Michigan Supreme Court wrote, "When the societal goal of holding manufacturers accountable for the safety of their products has been threatened by the interpretation of technical rules of law, it has been the rules that have gradually given way." [42] Michigan has been more honest than most states in announcing this policy. We have already seen how rules relating to privity and warranties were knocked down in the 1960s. Finally, in 1970, Judge Lev...