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Looking for pronghorn on Santa Ana Mesa. From left to right: Tim Frybarger, Glenn Harper and Dan Ginter

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Reproductive justice leader was Heinrich’s guest at the State of the Union
By Susan Dunlap | 3 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 | 5 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 | 24 hours ago
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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Legislation to modernize Legislature, expand sessions clear first committee
By Nicole Maxwell | 24 hours ago
A House committee heard two proposals that would put constitutional amendments on the ballot that would modernize the state legislature.
Bill prohibiting prescribed burns during red flag conditions heads to Senate floor
By Hannah Grover | 24 hours ago
A bill that would prohibit prescribed burning during high wind, or red flag conditions, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.

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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.
Bill to eliminate GRT on early childcare centers passes first committee
The House Education Committee unanimously passed a bill that would eliminate the Gross Receipts Tax on small business owners operating early childcare centers.
Bill to prohibit automatic firearm sales passes first committee on party-line vote
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican As an avid motorcyclist, snowboarder and gun enthusiast, retired Illinois state trooper Wilfredo Rivera said he couldn't find a better place to call home than New Mexico.

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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