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Thousands of uranium mines lie abandoned across New Mexico and the Southwest. Now, lawsuit settlement money from large corporations and the U.S. Government is being pumped in to cleaning them up. Could that mean jobs as well as a healthier environment for New Mexicans?
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On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll dig into the junior appropriations bill, how to fix it for the sake of transparency, and the ethical considerations when it comes to spending the peoples’ money. We’ll also talk over culture in the legislature and the multiple allegations of untoward behavior by lawmakers like thwarting opponents' in elections (within the rules) and sexual harassment allegations.
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A wrap-up of recent news about women
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A controversial hydrogen development bill at the forefront of the governor’s legislative agenda stalled in its first committee hearing Thursday.
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The special legislative session focused on redrawing the state’s voting maps ended last month. KUNM’s Nash Jones spoke with Kathleen Burke, program coordinator of Fair Districts for New Mexico, to hear how the watchdog group thought the process went this time around and where the state’s effort stands today.
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Let's Talk New Mexico 4/08 8am: Last week in a special session of the New Mexico Legislature lawmakers moved to legalize recreational cannabis and Gov.…
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On March 30, the New Mexico Legislature convenes for a special session to focus on legalizing cannabis. A bill made it past the House in the regular…
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The New Mexico Legislature failed to pass a bill legalizing recreational cannabis before the 2021 session ended on March 20. Now Gov. Michelle Lujan…
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Every 10 years after the census, the New Mexico state Legislature redraws its districts. While redistricting is always a contentious and often partisan…
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A total of five bills have been introduced in this year's legislative session to legalize recreational cannabis. Despite this being a legislative…