State lawmakers debated a bill the aims to provide more police accountability and would allow people to sue public officials if their civil rights are violated.
Speaker of the House Brian Egolf will introduce a bill that would amend the New Mexico Civil Rights Act. The bill would have two components. One is to allow citizens the ability to sue for compensatory damages and attorney fees against the state when their rights have been violated. Currently, while a citizen can sue […]
Questions Linger on New Mexico’s Virtual Legislative Session
As New Mexico state lawmakers convened for 2021 s 60-day session on Tuesday, the Capitol remained almost entirely closed to the public in favor of webcasts and other virtual ways of meeting. by Algernon D Ammassa, Las Cruces Sun-News / January 21, 2021 The New Mexico House of Representatives chambers. Shutterstock/Nagel Photography
(TNS) Among New Mexico Democratic state Rep.
Candie Sweetser s
favorite customs when a new legislative session gets rolling is welcoming young people from her southwestern rural district to the state
Capitol.
With the Roundhouse closed to the public for the 60-day session, that won t happen this year, and Sweetser expressed sorrow that she won t be showing them around in person.