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Protesters voice their opposition to the proposed sale of TXNM Energy Inc., the parent company of Public Service Company of New Mexico, to Blackstone before Thursday's New Mexico Public Regulation Commission public hearing.
Roberto E. Rosales
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Albuquerque Journal
The New Mexico Senate Education Committee on Friday advanced a universal child care bill that would only require co-pays from high-earning families under specific economic circumstances. plus, A deal to sell PNM's parent company to Blackstone Infrastructure got the OK on Friday from the Public Utility Commission of Texas following a regulatory settlement reached with intervenors in December, and it has already been approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
A pedestrian traverses the rotunda in the New Mexico state Capitol building in Santa Fe, N.M., on Thursday, March 16, 2023, as legislators debated late into the evening inside House and Senate chambers. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Morgan Lee/AP
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AP
On Wednesday night, the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee passed the Community Health Information Safety and Privacy Act (CHISPA). The bill would give New Mexicans more control over their data and prevent automatic tracking.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Demonstrators at the 2017 Women's March in Washington D.C. hold a sign that reads "trans rights are human rights." The New Mexico House passed a bill Friday that would further protect trans people under the state's Human Rights Act. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Ted Eytan
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Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0
This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll be taking a look at threats to transgender rights in New Mexico, and we’ll be talking to the folks who are doing their best make sure New Mexicans get the care they need.
Finding Help With Food
More than half a million New Mexicans will see their monthly grocery budgets shrink significantly when the U.S. government cuts off extra aid that had been doled out during the coronavirus pandemic. Top New Mexico officials issued the warning Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, saying it will take a mix of short and long-term efforts to fill gaps that will be created when the extra food assistance ends after next month.
Susan Montoya Bryan
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AP
A list of resources around New Mexico for those who need assistance in the wake of the ongoing government shutdown and disruption in SNAP benefits.