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New Mexico has two new gun laws on the books coming out of the legislative session. One creates a 7-day waiting period for firearms purchases.Its success may rely on existing laws and others that may or may not come to pass.
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The decades-long battle between Texas and New Mexico over Rio Grande water rights will be heard at the Supreme Court next week. Source New Mexico’s Danielle Prokop told KUNM that this is the culmination of legal fights after drought shocked the region in the early 2000’s.
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As the 2024 New Mexico legislative session adjourned Thursday, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver praised the passage of three bills she said “enhance the integrity and security” of the state’s elections.
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The recently approved state budget sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham increases funds for environmental conservation efforts, but some say it’s not enough.
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The third time was a charm in an effort to get New Mexico judges and justices a bigger paycheck. After vetoing proposals to increase judicial salaries two years in row, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed into law a 21% bump for the bench.
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A bill mandating more training for school board members and requiring more disclosure on campaign donations is on its way to the governor’s desk after lengthy debate on the House floor that sparked tensions around the Public Education Department and local control in schools.
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A package that has numerous climate tax credits including one for electric vehicles and charging stations passed the Senate Monday.
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New Mexico lawmakers will once again not raise taxes on alcohol this year, nor redistribute more of the revenue to treatment and prevention. Neither of two competing bills amending the liquor excise tax made it out of the House Taxation and Revenue Committee Friday.
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A bill to give the state a say in hospital acquisitions passed the Senate on Friday afternoon. Proponents argue this will help keep rural hospitals in business.
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A Senate bill aims to make New Mexico a more attractive place to put renewable manufacturing facilities.
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During Indigenous Women’s Day at the New Mexico Legislature, Sen. Shannon Pinto (D-Tohatchi) recognized retired Hopi and Navajo basketball coach Fern Spencer on her lasting legacy as an educator. KUNM spoke with Spencer about how her coaching career started and what’s changed.
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Lawmakers and advocates came together over the weekend to celebrate Indigenous Women’s Day at the Roundhouse.