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    Published May 4, 2017 at 1250 × 938 in Hidden-lead-fb-2_042517

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    • Reproductive justice leader was Heinrich’s guest at the State of the Union
      By Susan Dunlap | 4 hours ago

      Sen. Martin Heinrich’s guest for President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address held Tuesday evening during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol building was a reproductive justice leader in New Mexico.

    • Bill limiting governor’s powers dies in committee
      By Nicole Maxwell | 6 hours ago

      Senators tabled a bill that would put more power in the hands of legislators in when it comes to emergency declarations and public health orders on a 5-4 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday.

    • Bill to teach ‘yes means yes’ during sexual activity clears House Chamber
      By Susan Dunlap | February 7, 2023

      A bill to ensure New Mexico children are taught affirmative consent - that affirmative consent is necessary before and during sexual activity - during their mandatory health class passed the House Chamber 49-12.

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    • Proposal to increase royalty rates for oil and gas production on state lands advances
      By Hannah Grover | 32 mins ago

      A bill that would increase royalty rates on future oil and gas leases on state lands in New Mexico passed the Senate Conservation Committee on a 6-2 party-line vote.

    • Legislation to modernize Legislature, expand sessions clear first committee
      By Nicole Maxwell | February 7, 2023

      A House committee heard two proposals that would put constitutional amendments on the ballot that would modernize the state legislature.

    Recent Posts

    • Two sides clash on gun control measures

      By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican One of the biggest battles of this year's legislative session — the fight over gun control — took center stage Tuesday at the Capitol.

    • Legislature looks at paying for educators’ health care premiums in full

      By Margaret O'Hara, The Santa Fe New Mexican Kevin Darrow, a music teacher at Wood Gormley Elementary School, estimated he spends nearly 14% of his earnings — some $600 per month — on health insurance.  "For a teacher, that’s a lot of money," he said.  And Darrow said he's one of the lucky ones because he shares that cost with his spouse.

    • Legislative analysis says pretrial detention change in governor-backed bill could cost state millions

      By Phaedra Haywood, The Santa Fe New Mexican A bill backed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that calls for people accused of certain violent crimes to remain jailed without bond until their trial could cost the state up to $15.3 million a year, a legislative analysis says.

    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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