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Alice Fordham/The Reserve Ranger District of the Gila National Forest began a prescribed fire on Tuesday at the southwestern part of the state – despite a red flag warning due to start on Wednesday for that quadrant of New Mexico. -
New Mexico LegislatureThe Legislative Finance Committee held its first interim meeting this week and appointed Charles Sallee as interim director. The committee is extending its search for a permanent director.
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A bill that would fund and support the state's growing creative industries passed the legislature in the recent session, but with a much smaller price tag than sponsors wanted. -
Lawmakers approved a bill in the just-ended legislative session that requires insurance plans to waive cost sharing for breast examinations.
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A law passed in the legislative session extends the timeline of a 2019 plan to assist people, many from the Navajo Nation, laid off when the San Juan Generating Station closed.
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New Mexico Chief Justice Shannon Bacon said in January the courts were advocating for the elimination of post-adjudication fees. She called it an unjust practice of paying for government functions on the backs of those who can least afford it.
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Following an hours-long debate, the New Mexico House passed a bill to protect those who provide or seek abortions or gender-affirming care in the state. the measure would enshrine into law safeguards for out-of-state patients and clinicians issued by executive order after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Its passage comes just before the federal government ends the extended Medicaid coverage begun during the worst of the pandemic.
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As we near the end of the legislative session in Santa Fe, we’re also in the middle of Sunshine Week. That’s a national initiative by the News Leaders Association to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of hidden agendas. A bill that passed Thursday is trying to do just that.
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The New Mexico House on Wednesday approved raises for state supreme court justices and lower court judges. The bill now heads to the governor who vetoed a similar proposal last year.
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His appointment comes as the legislature considers abolishing the position of secretary, and moving back to having a school board.
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The lack of payment, as well as the absence of support like paid staff and office space for representatives, is a deterrent to working- and middle-class people who might consider public service, say some lawmakers and recruiters of candidates.
