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After months of protests against racism and police brutality, legislators passed a bill late Tuesday night that ends qualified immunity in state court,

Your NM Gov: In this week's episode, we've got Jeff Proctor from the Santa Fe Reporter telling us about all the police-reform action at the Legislature, including the Civil Rights bill. And with the legislative session heading into the final lap, it is important that you know what is going on at the Roundhouse. Your New Mexico Government is where you can find daily updates on all the news coming out of Santa Fe. Look for "No More Normal" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to get those daily updates.  NEXT WEEK: On the next No More Normal, we continue our look back at the past year, and we give a...

11:10 Cannabis is the topic. As part of the continuing coverage from Your New Mexico Government it is time for an update on the legislative session at the Roundhouse. To discover more about the Cannabis legislation under debate at the state Capital, KUNM's Khalil Ekulona sat down with Juile Ann Grimm, editor for The Santa Fe Reporter. KUNM: Welcome Julie Ann Grimm. JULIE ANN GRIMM: Hello. Thanks so much for having me. KUNM: Yes. How you been? GRIMM: We're doing great here at the Santa Fe reporter can't complain and full speed ahead. KUNM: House Bill 12, which has advanced through the house H...

4:45 Small, fast loans often lead to a cycle of ever-deepening debt, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lawmakers in New Mexico are considering whether to regulate the industry here further during the 2021 legislative session. Senate Bill 66 would cap the rates and fees so that they're in line with national averages with the aim of helping people in jeopardy avoid a pit of debt they can't climb out of. KUNM caught up with reporter Jeff Proctor to talk about the effort. JEFF PROCTOR: Essentially what we're talking about here are what folks used to think of as payday loans ...

   Our democracy is being tested right now. It is not the first time. But it feels like a tipping point, and our very lives are in the balance. Can we find truth? Will we come to a place of peace? Can we resolve not to look the other way when the view is uncomfortable? Will those who stormed the Capitol, who aided and abetted seditionists, and who proliferated racism and dangerous lies, face punishment? Episode 18 is all about the fallout. ***** Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris, First, let us offer our congratulations on taking office. Not only did you both campaign arduousl...