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    Published August 15, 2018 at 721 × 504 in august

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    • A bill to fill service gaps in sexual assault programming passes first committee
      By Susan Dunlap | 7 hours ago

      A bill that will help fill gaps created by reduced federal funding for sexual assault services in New Mexico passed the House Health and Human Services Committee with no opposition on Wednesday.

    • Bill to lift prohibition on rent control falters
      By Santa Fe New Mexican | 7 hours ago

      By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican Jason Santos weighed roughly 185 pounds when he moved to New Mexico in August.

    • Bill proposes tax credits for energy storage
      By Hannah Grover | 7 hours ago

      A bill that would allow people to receive tax credits if they install battery storage systems on their homes or businesses was temporarily tabled on Wednesday by the House Taxation and Revenue Committee, though it could be included in a larger tax package later depending in part on the budget.  The legislation—sponsored by Rep. Debra Sariñana, D-Albuquerque, Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, and Rep. Tara Lujan, D-Santa Fe—previously passed the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on a 6-4 party-line vote.

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    • House committee advances measure removing gag order in harassment complaints
      By Santa Fe New Mexican | 7 hours ago

      By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican Advocates for transparency in government ethics complaints celebrated a win Wednesday when a state House committee voted in favor of a bill removing a secrecy rule for people who make accusations of misconduct against lawmakers.

    • Bill to eliminate statute of limitations in civil cases for child sexual abuse clears first committee
      By Susan Dunlap | 7 hours ago

      A bill that will, if enacted, eliminate the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits in child sexual abuse incidences passed a Senate committee unanimously.

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    • "Vote Here" signs in front of the Otero County Administration Building on New York Avenue in Alamogordo.
      Bill prohibiting firearms at polling places advances

      A bill to ban firearms at all polling places was approved in the Senate Rules Committee on a 6 to 3 vote.

    • House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Martin Zamora, R-Clovis asks a question during the committee hearing for HJR 9 concerning bail reform.
      Effort to change bail system one step closer to the ballot

      The House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee heard House Joint Resolution 9 Wednesday morning.

    • Bill to make obtaining orders of protection easier passes Senate committee

      A bill that will make orders of protection easier for survivors to obtain passed the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee with no opposition.

    About Laura Paskus

    Laura Paskus has been writing about New Mexico’s natural resources and communities since 2002, as an assistant editor of High Country News, a radio producer at KUNM-FM, managing editor of Tribal College Journal and a freelancer for a variety of publications including the Santa Fe Reporter, New Mexico In Depth and Indian Country Today. Her work has also appeared in Al Jazeera America, Ms. Magazine, National Geographic Online, The Nature Conservancy Magazine, The Progressive, Columbia Journalism Review, The Mountain Gazette, Audubon and Orion. She's a correspondent for New Mexico In Focus and a graduate student in the University of New Mexico’s Geography and Environmental Studies Department.

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