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Published April 19, 2017 at 1250 × 938 in march for science – 1

March for Science organizers Abra Pittman and Natasha Vokhshoori in Albuquerque

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House committee blocks crime packaged sponsored by Rehm
By Santa Fe New Mexican | 8 hours ago
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican A package of legislation introduced by a former police officer known for his tough-on-crime proposals was blocked Tuesday by Democrats on the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee.
Bill to fund conservation programs passes committee
By Hannah Grover | 8 hours ago
State Sen. Steve Neville, R-Farmington, spoke on Tuesday about the impacts of wildfire and how the runoff can remain a problem even decades after a burn occurs.
School supplies tax rebate bill discussed
By Nicole Maxwell | 8 hours ago
A bill that would help offset the costs teachers pay to equip their students was discussed in its first committee Tuesday.

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Affirmative consent heads to House chamber next
By Susan Dunlap | January 30, 2023
A bill that will require New Mexico health classes to include instruction on affirmative consent before and during sexual activity passed the House Judiciary Committee unanimously, 9 to 0, on Monday.
Former inmates want voting rights restored
By Santa Fe New Mexican | January 29, 2023
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican Adam John Griego is dreaming of the day he can vote again. The 50-year-old Santa Fean, who spent two years in prison for a felony drug possession charge, anticipates how it will feel when he can finally cast a ballot once more: "Liberating," he said.

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Official aroma bill wafts through first legislative hearing
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican The unmistakable aroma of roasting green chile wafting across New Mexico in the fall is now but a distant memory.
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Lawmakers raise concerns over recent departures from governor’s Cabinet
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican Outgoing General Services Department Secretary John A. Garcia said Monday he and his boss, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, are both stubborn.

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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