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By Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican |
March 12, 2021
In some ways, it was a historic legislative moment.
The Senate Finance Committee renowned as being the morgue for repeated efforts to draw permanent fund money for early childhood education held a hearing Thursday to discuss that proposal, known as House Joint Resolution 1.
But the committee did not vote on the legislation. Instead, as committee Chairman George Muñoz explained, the hearing was intended to educate members on the initiative before taking further action.
What that action will be remains unclear, although compromise and change seem likely, based on Thursday’s testimony.
By Daniel J. Chacón, Santa Fe New Mexican |
March 12, 2021
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A proposal to reduce New Mexico’s carbon footprint by going after greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector fueled a spirited debate Thursday in the state Senate.
At issue is whether Senate Bill 11, which would create a statewide clean fuel standard, would lead to higher prices at the gas pump for consumers, who lately have been experiencing sticker shock when they pull up to the pump.
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, who disputed the notion that gas prices would shoot up, ultimately cleared the chamber on a party-line 25-14 vote but only after a two-hour discussion that left some lawmakers wondering whether a push to protect the environment would cost consumers.
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Mar. 10—Days remaining in session: 11 Prayer for senator: Members of the state Senate offered a prayer for Sen. Bill Sharer and his family at the onset of Tuesday morning's floor session. But no other details were provided. Sharer, a Republican from Farmington, has been absent from the Roundhouse for two consecutive days. Sen. Craig Brandt, a Rio Rancho Republican and retired pastor who led .