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Cannabis legalization in New Mexico was sold as, amongst other things, a job creator. Those who are eyeing the new industry are navigating proposed rules and regulations and making plans for real space, how many plants they will be able to grow and how to get their applications approved by the state. Now there seems […]
Veto kills real police reform for another year Sherry Robinson Out of all the police reform legislation that rumbled through the Roundhouse recently, only one bill would have made a significant difference and the governor vetoed it. The problem is, after a police shooting or excessive-use-of-force incident, the state’s investigation takes so long that a bad officer can resign from one department and get hired by another. The backlog of cases goes back two to three years. SB 375 would have shaken up the Law Enforcement Academy Board and changed its duties. Created in 1969, the board sets req...
MGN SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill to overhaul oversight of police training and misconduct reviews The governor said in a veto message that the bill would have changed the composition of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board and eliminated two citizen members unaffiliated with law enforcement. “Eliminating these members would insulate the board from any civilian oversight, a necessary accountability measure,” Lujan Grisham wrote. The veto strikes down a bill that also included an increase in financial payouts to relatives of off...
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Friday a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that boosts state funding for public education, early childhood services and more — while using her veto pen to assert sole authority over $1.6 billion in new federal pandemic relief funding. General fund spending will increase by 5% during the fiscal year that starts July 1, with more than one-third of the increase directed toward education. The governor vetoed the Legislature's recommendations for spending more than $1 billion in f...
Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday rejected 17 bills passed by lawmakers, blocking bipartisan proposals that sought to raise utility fees and reshape the training of law enforcement officers. But, overall, she continued to use her veto powers sparingly. ................................................................ Altogether, the governor vetoed just 18 of the 158 bills sent to her by the Legislature in the regular session – a rejection rate of 11%. Nonetheless, Lujan Grisham clashed with the Legislature this year on a host of bills, ...