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The public gallery is closed off at the New Mexico House of Representatives as state lawmakers trickle into the Statehouse on Tuesday in Santa Fe, on the first day of a 60-day legislative session. Fences, roadblocks, police and troops encircled the building as a precaution against federal warnings about the potential for violence. Plexiglass partitions have been installed on the floor of the House and Senate to protect legislators from coronavirus infection, and the Capitol is closed to the public to avoid spread of the contagion. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee) Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record N...

Credit sakhorn38/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.jpg   LAS CRUCES - New Mexico, which now leads the nation in the use of private prisons, would be required to wind down that practice under a bill prefiled ahead of this year’s legislative session by Rep. Angelica Rubio, D-Las Cruces. House Bill 40, called the Private Detention Facility Moratorium Act, would prohibit the state from entering into any new contracts or agreements for the operation of private detention facilities. It would also allow for the termination of existing contracts if the inspection report by the Department of Corrections finds...

Legislators discuss upcoming session Last updated 1/16/2021 at 2:03pm The New Mexico Legislature finished its 2020 regular session just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, and it’s affected everything since — including the necessity of two special sessions later on in the year. The pandemic is still ha... For access to this article please sign in or subscribe. You might be interested in: