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NM Supreme Court: Schools can be sued for discrimination
17 hours ago · In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled the New Mexico Human Rights Act includes public schools and universities as places of public accommodation. The decision means a lawsuit by Native American student McKenzie Johnson, whom an Albuquerque high school teacher ...
Lawmakers file the first bills of New Mexico’s 2025 legislative …
Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) introduced a bill to protect libraries from losing funding for refusing to ban books based on the subject or an author’s sexuality, race or gender, countering a rise in book bans across the nation. This law wouldn’t impact the right of individuals to challenge specific materials in a library’s collection.
NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as ...
1 day ago · As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters. Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the 60-day legislative session to …
New Mexico governor releases $10.9 billion budget proposal, a 7% ...
Dec 12, 2024 · Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will push the Legislature to boost spending on housing, behavioral health, water protection and child welfare in the upcoming session, according to a proposed $10.9 billion budget her office released Thursday afternoon.. The budget would be the biggest in state history and a 7% increase over the $10.2 billion budget lawmakers enacted earlier this year, which was ...
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5 days ago · NM lawmakers, solar advocates seek $60M to help keep small towns powered during disasters BY: Patrick Lohmann - January 17, 2025 New Mexico lawmakers and renewable energy advocates will once again seek funds and legal authority during this year’s legislative session to help rural and tribal governments establish solar-powered centers, in part to ensure residents have stable electricity ...
How to participate in the NM legislative session
3 days ago · New Mexicans can make their voices heard during the 2025 legislative session in a variety of ways, either in person, online or in writing. Calendars for the Senate, the House of Representatives and the committees in each chamber are posted every day to the “ What’s Happening ” page. The calendars show what bills and other business are up …
New Mexico snowpacks smaller than normal • Source New Mexico
Jan 13, 2025 · The recent smattering of snow across the state hasn’t plumped up New Mexico’s snowpacks, which remain smaller than average across most of the state for this time of year. “It cannot be stressed strongly enough that this little dusting of snow is not going to save us, in terms of water supply ...
After federal judge’s order, NM fire victims should seek to describe ...
Dec 20, 2024 · Environment & Climate Change; After federal judge’s order, NM fire victims should seek to describe their anguish, lawyer says Much is still uncertain about how FEMA could begin to compensate vast emotional toll from New Mexico’s biggest wildfire
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Nov 27, 2024 · High-speed internet to expand in rural areas impacting students in seven NM school districts BY: Leah Romero - December 17, 2024 Nearly 40,000 households in seven rural New Mexico school districts will receive high-speed home internet in coming months, following state grants from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s Student Connect program.