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Bike Week, prison PR, somber anniversaries: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: A state Senate committee has advanced a bill that would let the governor pick the state’s top public health official. The Senate Health Committee voted 8-3 on Wednesday to advance the bill by Sen. Jim McClendon to the Senate floor. McClendon, an optometrist, said the change would make the position more accountable to elected leaders....

Air pollution controls adopted by The State of New Mexico could be made tougher than federal law as a bill advanced in the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday and could next face a vote on the Senate Floor. Sponsored by Sen. Peter Wirth (D-25), Senate Bill 8 was intended to allow the State to adopt air pollution controls as stringent or tougher than federal restrictions through the New Mexico Environment Department and the Environmental Improvement Board. As the Air Quality Control and Hazardou...

   By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed economic relief legislation that provides $600 rebates to low-income workers and a tax holiday for restaurants that have been hobbled by aggressive pandemic health restrictions. Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed two bills that are part of an ambitious economic recovery package. New Mexico state finances and trust funds are rebounding amid a surge in oil production and prices, along with a boost from 2020 federal relief...

A bipartisan bill intended to increase oversight of oil and gas pipelines by shifting authority to New Mexico’s main extraction compliance agency was introduced in New Mexico’s Senate Rules Committee Wednesday, but a vote was delayed, and the bill was expected to be brought forth again in next year’s session. Senate Bill 409 would transfer authority over pipelines, pipeline safety and evacuation of underground facilities from the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) through its Pipeline Saf...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicos Democratic governor has signed economic relief...

Tensions boiled over on the normally cordial Senate floor Monday after an Albuquerque Democrat used a legislative maneuver to stall a bill he opposes. Sen. Jacob Candelaria said his move prompted the typically mild-mannered majority leader Peter Wirth to drop an F-bomb. Wirth, a Santa Fe Democrat known for his easygoing demeanor, confronted Candelaria at […]

Gov. Lujan Grisham Applauds Economic Security Measures - 12:02 pm Downtown Las Vegas, N.M. The New Mexico Economic Development Department mission is to improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive. Courtesy/NMEDD Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham STATE News: SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes applaud key legislative initiatives that wil...

Financial cost of proposed New Mexico Civil Rights Act contentious Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM) Feb. 28—As Democratic lawmakers continue to advance a bill they say would protect constitutional rights, government officials across New Mexico are sounding the alarm over what they contend will be a multimillion-dollar price tag that ultimately would be shouldered by taxpayers. Sponsors of House Bill 4, including Speaker Brian Egolf, D- Santa Fe, say the "sky is falling" assertions that city a...

  By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press New Mexicos top prosecutor has opened an inquiry into utility costs during a winter blast that plunged New Mexico and other states into a deep freeze. State Attorney General Hector Balderas says the weather emergency caused tremendous damage and he wants to ensure New Mexicans wont be further harmed by skyrocketing bills. His office set a deadline of Friday for utilities to provide analyses of customer impacts and options for addressing the potential ...

Pandemic relief bill, including $600 rebates for low-income workers, goes to NM governor for signature KOAT/ABC SANTA FE, New Mexico — A bill is on its way to the governor that would provide a a $600 rebate to low-income workers and a four-month tax holiday to restaurants. The state House gave final approval Wednesday to the pandemic economic relief bill on a 66-1 vote. The bill calls for a $600 tax credit or rebate for people earning about $15 an hour and works as a rebate to those who owe...