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Efforts to place a statewide ban on plastic bags continued across New Mexico as efforts fell short in the New Mexico Legislature in 2023.

New Mexico legislature recognizes Ted Turner for stewardship and philanthropic support of New Mexico’s lands and wildlife.

Here is a closer look at some of the legislative bills that could have impacted Carlsbad from the 2023 session.

Here are some of the top environmental bills introduced during the session and how they fared in the House and Senate.

An effort by two area lawmakers to secure $3 million in relief for last year’s Black Fire cleared the state Senate Monday without opposition and is advancing to the House. Sens. Crystal Diamond, R-Elephant Butte and Siah Correa Hemphill, D-Silver City, are the cosponsors of Senate Bill 334, which would appropriate the money from the state’s general fund and dedicate it to recovery efforts. The Black Fire of 2022 burned …

Two bills focused on acequia projects, including recovery after disasters, passed committees on Monday. SB 176 would increase the amount of funding that the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure fund receives annually from the Irrigation Works Construction fund from $2.5 million to $5 million. HB 545 would allow the money from the Acequia and Community […]

We talk to New Mexico Senator Bill Soules about the legislative session and his push to make the smell of roasting green chile the official state aroma.

The Senate Rules Committee voted unanimously to pass a bill on Monday that would require the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to seek legislative approval to purchase land that costs more than $1 million. Sen. Bill Sharer, R-Farmington, sponsored SB 439. The bill comes following the department’s controversial purchase of L Bar Ranch […]

Leo Moya, a cashier at Nelson’s Meats in Albuquerque, bags a customer’s order in this April 2022 file photo. A bill that would prohibit New Mexico grocery stores, restaurants and

New Mexico lawmakers are debating a variety of gun bills during the 60-day session in Santa Fe.