2024 legislative session

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that she is calling a special session to pass more public safety legislation.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham still says there is a high likelihood that she’ll call a special legislative session this year to try to get more public safety bills on the books.One of those laws could require people who panhandle to get business licenses.

Starting in the 2025 tax year, New Mexicans will see the impact of the first major adjustment to the state’s income tax structure since 2005. All state taxpayers will owe less, but especially those who make the least.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday signed four bills lawmakers passed as part of her public safety priority for this year’s legislative session. While she called the new laws a “giant leap” in the right direction, she said she’s still considering calling a special legislative session to urge lawmakers to send a few more to her desk.

On Wednesday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed what she described as a key housing bill that will help address the state’s shortage of 40,000 homes. Plus, Jurors in a trial over the fatal movie-set shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin were presented a video in court Thursday showing the actor rushing crew members to reload a gun.

Bernalillo County announced Monday that, after nearly a decade managing the local government, Julie Morgas Baca has submitted her resignation to commissioners. The County Manager be staying on until the end of the fiscal year, in June.

New Mexico has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the nation and the situation has gotten even worse since the pandemic. Despite this, state lawmakers this session failed to pass any substantive measures to curb the crisis. Public health reporter Ted Alcorn has long covered the issue for New Mexico in Depth. He spoke with KUNM about a debate over whether and how to change the way the state taxes alcohol. Democrats filed competing bills this year, neither of which got to the governor.

The City of Albuquerque says its Native American Affairs Coordinator Dawn Begay and APD Commander Gerard Bartlett have worked to bring the number of unsolved MMIW cases down from 500 in 2019 to 78 in 2023.

This year’s legislative session has officially come to an end and when it comes to child welfare the session was uneventful. There were several pieces of legislation proposing many solutions, but little saw movement or were deemed not germane. On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll discuss what’s next for child welfare in New Mexico.

Several bills that would help keep New Mexico’s rural health care providers in business are heading to the governor.