Governor signs aid in dying bill
Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM)
Apr. 8 In a legislative session full of contentious proposals from more progressive lawmakers such as legalizing cannabis and repealing a decades-old abortion ban perhaps none drew as much controversy as one that would give terminally ill patients the right to seek a doctor s aid in dying.
On Thursday, Gov.
Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law House Bill 47, known as the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, which gives certain patients the right to ask a physician to prescribe drugs to end their suffering.
The legislation is named after a
Lujan Grisham signs aid-in-dying bill
Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM)
Apr. 9 In a legislative session full of contentious proposals from more progressive lawmakers such as legalizing cannabis and repealing a decades-old abortion ban perhaps none drew as much controversy as one that would give terminally ill patients the right to seek a doctor s aid in dying.
On Thursday, Gov.
Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law House Bill 47, known as the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, which gives certain patients the right to ask a physician to prescribe drugs to end their suffering.
The legislation is named after a
New Mexico judge who died of cancer in 2018 after lobbying legislators for years to approve a so-called right-to-die bill.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The Albuquerque City Council approved financial support that will allow Bueno Foods’ proposed expansion to move forward during its meeting on Monday.
The Bueno Foods project will allow the Albuquerque company to build a 25,000-square-foot freezer warehouse to store food onsite.
The project will be supported by Industrial Revenue Bonds and Local Economic Development Act funds, and was fostered by a mix of local and state economic development agencies, according to a news release from the city economic development agency.
The company plans to invest a proposed $10 million IRB and $500,000 in LEDA funds in the expansion, according to the release. The LEDA grant funding would be provided by the state of New Mexico, with the city acting as fiscal agent.
Credit Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday morning signed the New Mexico state budget for Fiscal Year 2022, a $7.4 billion package overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature that sustains and enhances key state investments in public education, early childhood well-being, economic development and pandemic relief, behavioral health and infrastructure. Here is a statement from the Governor s office:
The budget for the year beginning July 1, 2021, maintains 24 percent of recurring expenditures in reserves, or $1.7 billion, and 1.5 percent raises for public school and higher education personnel, as well as state employees and front-line health and social service workers.
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs $7.4B New Mexico state budget that includes public employee raises
Governor s Office
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs a measure into law.
SANTA FE, New Mexico New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that boosts state spending on public education, early childhood services, and business subsidies and incentives.
The governor made no mention of vetoed provisions in a news release. A copy of the bill as signed was not immediately available.
Lujan Grisham endorsed the Legislature s 1.5% raise for public employees across state government, public schools and universities.