By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would hold adults responsible for keeping guns out of the hands of children passed the Senate largely along party lines Friday. Sen. Benny Shendo Jr., D-Jemez Pueblo, joined Republicans in voting against House Bill 9, which creates two new crimes related to negligently […]
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican A bipartisan bill that would have left the cap on medical malpractice payouts for independent outpatient health care facilities at $750,000 for another two years stalled Thursday in the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee. Supporters said the measure was designed to fix a flaw in […]
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By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican A bill to make missing or murdered Indigenous people or their dependents eligible for economic relief earned unanimous support from a Senate committee Thursday. Native victims and their family members currently do not fall under the qualifying guidelines under the state’s Crime Victims Reparation Act, said Sen. Shannon […]
Sens. Benny Shendo Jr., D-Jemez Pueblo, and Carrie Hamblen, D-Las Cruces, listen to public comments against a proposal to create a state paid family leave program during a Thursday meeting