February 11 As New Mexico s virtual Roundhouse approaches the midpoint for the 60-day session, discourse over legalizing cannabis legislation has yet to catch fire. A Saturday hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee could spark the debate. A handful of bills floating around the Capitol would make New Mexico the 16th state to fully legalize cannabis for adult use. Though the proposals have some common features all axe gross receipts taxes for patients in the medical program, for one conflicts remain regarding: how taxes will be levied and where revenue will be directed; whether production will be regulated via a plant cap for producers;
By Robert Nott and Daniel J. Chacón, Santa Fe New Mexican |
February 3, 2021
The Senate convened Monday for the second time this session.
Two weeks into the 2021 legislative session, it looks like no one is home at the state Capitol.
The hallways and hearing rooms which normally would be bustling with activity by this time in a 60-day session were empty Tuesday, aside from the rare sighting of a staff member or New Mexico State Police officer.
Perhaps more surprisingly, Tuesday’s House floor session ran quickly and quietly, with no sign of the partisan rancor of the previous week, when party leaders bickered.
New Mexico State Legislature Convenes Hybrid Floor Sessions
Capitol hallways and hearing rooms which normally would be bustling with activity by this time in a 60-day session were empty Tuesday, aside from a rare sighting of a staff member or New Mexico State Police officer. by Robert Nott and Daniel J. Chacon, The Santa Fe New Mexican / February 3, 2021 The New Mexico House of Representatives chambers. Shutterstock/Nagel Photography
(TNS) Two weeks into the 2021 New Mexico legislative session, it looks like no one is home at the state
Capitol.
The hallways and hearing rooms which normally would be bustling with activity by this time in a 60-day session were empty Tuesday, aside from the rare sighting of a staff member or
By Robert Nott and Daniel J. Chacón, Santa Fe New Mexican |
January 17, 2021
Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
Helena van Heiningen, backup journal clerk in the house, gets tested for Covid19 by John Mayer, volunteer fire fighter and assistant chief in the Tesuque district of Santa Fe county fire, prior to the beginning of the legislative session on Friday, January 15, 2021.
The 2021 legislative session opens this week amid the most unusual circumstances imaginable: fences and barriers around a vulnerable Capitol building, plans for extensive online participation from lawmakers and even a suggested five-bill introduction limit in the state House of Representatives.
A scenic overlook that was a real scene.
A Cowboys for Trump-er sticking his boot in his mouth â more than once.
A trombone shortage within the university marching band.
The mayor of Albuquerque going “incognito.”
No, we’re not in uncharted waters here â not as New Mexico goes.
O fair New Mexico, we love, we love you so                         Â
But the scenic overlook had to go                                                       Â
Bursting bottles of wee-wee are an unsightly show                                 Â
No matter where you go
Inquiring minds earlier in the year wondered why the sceni