At Least Five Coronavirus Cases Detected At Roundhouse - 9:28 am
A member of the New Mexico House of Representatives and four staff members at the Roundhouse have tested positive for the coronavirus. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
SFNM
A Republican lawmaker in the New Mexico House of Representatives and four others at the Roundhouse have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The new cases at the state Capitol come just two weeks into a 60-day legislative session that required everyone but lawmakers to receive weekly nasal COVID-19 tests to be admitted into the building.
Associated Press
New Mexico health officials say almost all of the state s 33 counties have shown improvements over the last two weeks when it comes to reducing daily case totals and test positivity rates.
The latest data released by the state Health Department shows seven counties have improved and moved into the yellow category, while sparsely populated Harding County remains green.
The rest of the counties including those that span New Mexico s most populated areas remain in the red zone due to higher risks.
However, state officials say more than two-thirds of counties are on the cusp of reaching the metrics required for yellow classification.
New Mexico Senators, Advocates Back Biden Oil And Gas Plans -
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Local officials and residents in New Mexico s oil patches are anxious as the Biden administration takes aim at the oil and natural gas industry with a series of new executive orders.
But the state s two U.S. senators, both Democrats, are supporting the actions, saying it s time to rethink the nation s energy policies.
Sen. Martin Heinrich said he would not support a permanent, unilateral ban on new oil and gas leases but he believes a pause is appropriate despite concerns from industry groups and others that doing so could have immediate implications for the state s bottom line.
New Mexico lawmakers consider hair discrimination bill
By CEDAR ATTANASIOJanuary 27, 2021 GMT
House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton sits at her desk during the opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Stapleton later introduced a bill that would outlaw hair and head covering discrimination in schools and workplaces. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton sits at her desk during the opening day of the legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Stapleton later introduced a bill that would outlaw hair and head covering discrimination in schools and workplaces. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
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