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NM AG, senator to push for bills criminalizing hazing and cyberbullying BY: Patrick Lohmann - January 16, 2025 The New Mexico Attorney General and a state senator are calling on lawmakers to create new criminal and civil penalties for those who engage in hazing and cyberbullying, the officials announced at a Thursday news conference in Albuquerque.
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1 day ago · The opening gavel strike for the 2025 session is mere hours away and so begins the flurry of activity of a nearly $11 billion dollar budget and lawmaking. Sen. Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe), the Senate Majority Leader, sat down with Source New Mexico to talk about priorities in the 60-day session. He ...
New Mexico snowpacks smaller than normal • Source New Mexico
Jan 13, 2025 · The recent smattering of snow across the state hasn’t plumped up New Mexico’s snowpacks, which remain smaller than average across most of the state for this time of year. “It cannot be stressed strongly enough that this little dusting of snow is not going to save us, in terms of water supply ...
Federal judge orders FEMA to pay northern NM fire victims for …
Dec 17, 2024 · A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a federal regulation that limited compensation for the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire only to economic losses, opening the door to several hundred million dollars paid to victims for the emotional distress they suffered in …
New Mexico governor releases $10.9 billion budget proposal, a 7% ...
Dec 12, 2024 · Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will push the Legislature to boost spending on housing, behavioral health, water protection and child welfare in the upcoming session, according to a proposed $10.9 billion budget her office released Thursday afternoon.. The budget would be the biggest in state history and a 7% increase over the $10.2 billion budget lawmakers …
Lawmakers file the first bills of New Mexico’s 2025 legislative …
Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) introduced a bill to protect libraries from losing funding for refusing to ban books based on the subject or an author’s sexuality, race or gender, countering a rise in book bans across the nation. This law wouldn’t impact the right of individuals to challenge specific materials in a library’s collection.
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Nov 27, 2024 · High-speed internet to expand in rural areas impacting students in seven NM school districts BY: Leah Romero - December 17, 2024 Nearly 40,000 households in seven rural New Mexico school districts will receive high-speed home internet in coming months, following state grants from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s Student Connect program.
New Mexico housing authority board pulls plan to increase …
Dec 19, 2024 · The chair of New Mexico’s housing authority board decided to hold off on considering a significant increase on income caps to qualify for various affordable housing programs. The Housing New Mexico board did not describe the reason for the policy change at its meeting Wednesday, and no ...
Women hold majority in New Mexico legislature for the first time
Dec 2, 2024 · Women in New Mexico won big this last election and now make up more than half of the state‘s lawmakers. Along with a female-majority Legislature and a woman overseeing the state Senate, New Mexico women also hold positions such as governor, secretary of state and a majority in the state’s supreme court. New Mexico is […]