Departing state lawmakers in New Mexico
It's no secret all of our state lawmakers have to fight to keep their seats in the Roundhouse at some point.
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It's no secret all of our state lawmakers have to fight to keep their seats in the Roundhouse at some point.
A bill that would allow funding from the Acequia and Community Ditch Fund to be used for disaster response passed the House of Representatives on a 64-3 vote on Wednesday. SB 176 now heads to the governor’s desk. Rep. Gail Armstrong, R-Magdalena, attempted to amend the bill to include a three-year sunset date. But, Rep. […]
It’s a crime we used to call rustling, and it was a hanging offense.
As the clock ticks down toward the timeframe when the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will begin shooting feral cattle in the Gila Wilderness from helicopters, a controversial attempt to solve the feral cow problem failed in its first committee. The House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources Committee quickly tabled HB 423 on […]
A bill expanding the State Forester’s ability to improve forest health and address post-fire recovery passed the New Mexico House of Representatives on Friday on a 66-0 vote. Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo, Rep. Greg Nibert, R-Roswell, and Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview, sponsored HB 195. The House amended the bill to clarify that the landowner must […]