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By Robert Nott and Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican It was one of the top priorities for lawmakers during this year’s 60-day session: a resolution asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment “professionalizing” or “modernizing” the Legislature. With just a few days to go, at least one of two proposals appears dead and […]
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican The House of Representatives voted unanimously Sunday night to pass a bill to provide free breakfast and lunch to all New Mexico public school students — regardless of their economic standing. Senate Bill 4 is now on its way to the desk of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who […]
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican The House of Representatives voted 50-18 Sunday evening to approve an omnibus tax policy plan that would provide $500 and $1,000 rebate checks to taxpayers later this year. The amended House Bill 547 upped the amount of those rebate checks from an earlier draft that would have […]
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican While state lawmakers tackle a number of key issues this session that grab the public’s attention— crime, public education, rebate checks — there are any number of lower-profile ones that keep popping up and down like inflatable punching bags. Like medical malpractice, to name one. A moving […]
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would blend several divisions from various state agencies into a new health care authority is moving closer to reality. Members of the House Health and Human Services Committee voted 6-3 along party lines to approve Senate Bill 16, which would allow the state to lay […]