Today, Your NM Government launches daily updates on the 2021 Legislative session, now in the home stretch. The week started off with some legislative drama, both on the Senate Floor and in committee. We run down some of the big news, including a potential compromise on efforts to reform how the state handles the once a decade process of redistricting. NMPBS Executive Producer Kevin McDonald runs down some of the key highlights from Monday and previews some of the scheduled committee discussions for today. How is the session going for you this year? What do you think of how both chambers are handling public comment. We want to hear from you!
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Your New Mexico Government is a collaboration between KUNM, New Mexico PBSand theSanta Fe Reporter. Funding for our coverage comes from the New Mexico Local News Fund, the Kellogg Foundation and KUNM listeners like you, with support for public media provided by the Thornburg Foundation.
Also in this update we check in on the progress of cannabis legalization legislation. You can read more on that from Andy Lyman at the New Mexico Political Reportand of course, tune in to our other podcast, “Growing Forward” with Andy and NMPBS Correspondent Megan Kamerick. Our Your NM Government partners at the Santa Fe Reporter are also doing a great job covering the cannabis legalization debate this year. All of these are good resources to help you understand the finer elements of these complex discussions.
We end by running down some of the big bills on tap in various committee meetings today, including a proposal to create a commission to handle redistricting in New Mexico. Learn more about that issue in this recent segment of The Line on NMPBS’s “New Mexico in Focus.”
Let us know how the session is going for you! And if you want us to track a specific piece of legislation, let us know that as well!
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Your New Mexico Government is a collaboration between KUNM, New Mexico PBS and the Santa Fe Reporter. Funding for our coverage comes from the New Mexico Local News Fund, the Kellogg Foundation and KUNM listeners like you, with support for public media provided by the Thornburg Foundation.
