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    • House panel backs tougher penalties on police assaults, rejects qualified immunity
      By Santa Fe New Mexican | 20 hours ago

      By Nathan Brown, Santa Fe New Mexican A House panel voted Saturday to advance a bill to increase penalties for some attacks on police officers, while rejecting two others that would have restored qualified immunity as a defense for officers facing misconduct complaints.

    • Bill focused on remediation of San Juan Generating Station, mine passes committee
      By Hannah Grover | 20 hours ago

      State Rep. Anthony Allison spoke about the uranium contamination that has impacted Navajo and Pueblo communities, including leading to increased cancer rates and groundwater contamination.

    • Dementia diagnoses on the rise in New Mexico
      By Santa Fe New Mexican | 20 hours ago

      By Phaedra Haywood, The Santa Fe New Mexican Everything is in its place at Carolyn and Royce Stewart's pin-neat south Santa Fe home.  The cupboards are labeled: mugs, bowls, baking supplies.

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    • Committee tables bill to expand ONRT’s authority to pursue damages following contamination
      By Hannah Grover | 20 hours ago

      An effort to expand the state’s Natural Resources Trustee ability to sue companies that pollute New Mexico’s land and water failed to make it past its first committee despite significant changes made in a committee substitute.

    • Economic transition bill passes committee on party-line vote
      By Hannah Grover | February 4, 2023

      A bill intended to assist fossil fuel workers as the economy transitions passed the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee on a 6-3 party-line vote on Friday.

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      A bill to prevent discrimination for individuals seeking abortion care or gender-affirming care in New Mexico cleared the House Health and Human Services Committee by 7-3 on Friday.

    • Voting bill draws mixed opinions at legislative hearing

      By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican Three of New Mexico's 33 county election officials testified Friday against a bill advocates say would expand the right to vote and ensure free and fair elections in the state.

    • Name change bill clears House Judiciary Committee

      A bill that will eliminate the requirement to give public notice when changing a name passed the House Judiciary Committee by 10 to 0 on Friday.

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    Patrick Davis is the executive director of ProgressNow NM, a public advocacy organization advocating for progressive causes in New Mexico.

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