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Paid sick leave bill passes New Mexico Senate amid turmoil
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By Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican |
March 17, 2021
Advocates behind a years-long effort to draw more money for early childhood programs from a multibillion-dollar state investment fund celebrated a major triumph Tuesday.
Legislation is headed to the Senate floor for the first time following a 7-4 vote of approval by the Senate Finance Committee known for stalling similar legislation dating back to 2014.
After Tuesday’s hearing, Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas, a sponsor of House Joint Resolution 1, said he felt “fantastic, man, fantastic.”
“It’s amazing the committee finally held a hearing on it, they looked at the figures and realized the fund can handle it,” Maestas said in an interview.
Mar. 12—Days remaining in session: 9 Hair-based discrimination: As a youngster, Harold Pope Jr. was teased so badly when his mother braided cornrows in his hair that he went home from school one day. "I can remember going to school and being treated unfairly; I was the only Black student at my school," said Pope, now a state senator. On Thursday, the Albuquerque Democrat championed a bill that .
Environment Protections Bill Passes New Mexico Senate
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
SFNM
A bill that would allow the state of New Mexico to adopt air quality and hazardous waste rules more stringent than federal regulations survived a challenge Friday from Senate Republicans, who had previously stalled the measure with a procedural maneuver that kept it in limbo for days.
Sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, the bill would amend the Air Quality Control Act and the Hazardous Waste Act to allow rules more rigid than federal standards.
“In each case … there must be substantial evidence that the proposed state rules are more protective of public health and the environment,” said Wirth, a Santa Fe Democrat.
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