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Published September 16, 2019 at 1089 × 776 in DSC_0148

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján speaking at Democratic rally in Albuquerque on Sept. 16, 2019.

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U.S. Supreme Court says Biden has authority to end anti-immigration policy
By Susan Dunlap | July 1, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Joe Biden has the authority to end the Trump-era immigration policy forbidding asylum seekers from entering the U.S. On its final day of the 2020-2021 term, the Supreme Court agreed with Biden in Biden v. Texas that he has the authority to end former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, also known as the Migration Protection Protocols.
New Mexico’s Paid Sick Leave law goes into effect
By Susan Dunlap | July 1, 2022
A group of legislators, advocates and individuals celebrated the start of New Mexico’s Paid Sick Leave law, which officially starts Friday.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling ‘a huge blow’ to efforts to combat climate change
By Hannah Grover | June 30, 2022
A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Thursday limits the ability for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement measures to combat climate change. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court ruled that Congress did not give the EPA the authority to devise emission caps “based on the generation shifting approach the Agency took in the Clean Power Plan” when it passed the Clean Air Act.

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Weather station network intended to provide some security for farmers, ranchers
By Hannah Grover | May 2, 2022
Government programs provide insurance for ranchers if they lose their forage crops due to lack of rain, but the scarcity of rain gauges in New Mexico has limited the usefulness of this insurance, according to legislators who secured funding to build a network of weather stations throughout the state.
Rail Runner funding removed from junior spending bill
By Hannah Grover | April 6, 2022
The Rail Runner will not be receiving $1 million to temporarily reduce fares to riders.

About Matthew Reichbach

Matthew Reichbach is the editor of the NM Political Report. The former founder and editor of the NM Telegram, Matthew was also a co-founder of New Mexico FBIHOP with his brother and one of the original hires at the groundbreaking website the New Mexico Independent. Matthew has covered events such as the Democratic National Convention and Netroots Nation and formerly published, “The Morning Word,” a daily political news summary for NM Telegram and the Santa Fe Reporter.

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