Voters in Republican-led states, such as Ohio, are indicating in the polls that they want to keep abortion legal and safe. Ohio is not the only bellwether state, but its recent referendum to keep abortion legal in that state is one of several indicators that U.S. voters want abortion rights. It is also the first […]
A group of more than a dozen state legislators asked utility regulators to reject a request to build a liquified natural gas storage facility in Rio Rancho near Albuquerque. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s evidentiary hearing regarding the New Mexico Gas Company’s proposal begins in early December. Ahead of this hearing, 14 legislators sent […]
The state Crime Victims Reparation Commission is asking the legislature for $4.47 million for the upcoming fiscal year to help victims of violent crime. Frank Zubia, director of CVRC, spoke during an interim Legislative Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday and said $1 million of the request is to offset the loss of federal funding that […]
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office announced the first 11 recipients of the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund for a total of $18 million on Tuesday. SB 7, Rural Healthcare Delivery Fund, was a bill sponsored by state Sen. Liz Stefanics, D-Los Cerrillos, that easily passed during this year’s legislative session before Lujan Grisham signed it […]
After the governor vetoed legislation to support geothermal energy that received limited opposition from lawmakers during the legislative session was vetoed, Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, has his eyes set on the upcoming session to try again. He told the Economic and Rural Development and Policy Committee that the geothermal working group has met […]