By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
President Joe Biden s nominee to head the Interior Department faced sharp questions from Republicans Tuesday over what several called her radical ideas that include opposition to fracking and the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, tried to reassure GOP lawmakers, saying she is committed to strike the right balance as Interior manages oil drilling and other energy development while seeking to conserve public lands and address climate change.
If confirmed, Haaland, 60, would be the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.
Native Americans see her nomination as the best chance to move from consultation on tribal issues to consent and to put more land into the hands of tribal nations either outright or through stewardship agreements. The Interior Department has broad oversight over nearly 600 federally recognized tribes as well as energy development and other
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Question of the Day By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Legislation that would have overhauled New Mexico’s wildlife management agency stalled in a Senate committee Tuesday after a lengthy debate in which opponents warned that proposed changes to the distribution of hunting tags would devastate guides and outfitters and cost rural communities jobs and revenue.
Some lawmakers said they could support elements of the legislation, such as changing the name of the state Game and Fish Department and broadening its mission to include conservation of species beyond big game like elk and deer.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) – The challenge of new fees on pet food companies that will fund spays and neuters must be thrown out of court, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is arguing.
Lujan Grisham on Feb. 19 filed a motion to dismiss, arguing plaintiffs like the Pet Food Institute and the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce failed to make any accusations that would subject her to liability.
She says she is entitled to immunity because she merely signed the challenged legislation in her legislative capacity.
“While the complaint appears to identify the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, the non-defendant agency charged with collecting the fee under the statute, as a wrongdoer, it is difficult to identify the wrongful conduct asserted,” the motion says.
New Mexico Adds Least-Restrictive COVID-19 Tier - By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press New Mexico is revising its color-coded risk system by adding a
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