New Mexico Lawmakers To Reintroduce Paid Family And Medical Leave Legislation
158 Views Supporters of state-sponsored Paid Family and Medical Leave say they will try again this legislative session to get the program approved in New Mexico.
Heinrich Touts New Education Opportunities At SFCC Advanced Technology Center
89 Views U.S. Senator Martin Heinich says the Trades and Advanced Technology Centerat Santa Fe Community College is a prime example of the kind of education opportunities New Mexico is going to need in the coming years.
Legislative Education Study Committee Endorses Bills For Upcoming Session
210 Views The Legislative Education Study Committee has approved its list of endorsed legislation proposals for the upcoming 30-day session that begins in January. The committee approved bills that include requiring all public school personnel be given a minimum annual salary of $30,000 or a minimum hourly rate of at least $15 an hour.
State Looking To Help New Mexico School Districts Transition To Electric Busses
139 Views New Mexico is looking to help school districts transition to electric school buses. The School Bus Modernization Act would provide New Mexico school districts the option to renew aging diesel buses with clean Electric School buses, overcoming disincentives to adopt them.
Study Shows Benefits Of Guaranteed Income Program
171 Views A study released by immigrant rights organizations in New Mexico says that a statewide guaranteed income pilot program was a success.
Health Advocates Taking Another Shot At Hiking Alcohol Tax
196 Views Health advocates are taking another stab at getting the New Mexico legislature to pass a big hike in liquor excise tax. A similar bill died during the last session.
Heinrich Introduces Bill To Ban Weapons Based On Mechanisms
210 Views US Senator Martin Heinrich has joined Maine Senator Angus King and others to introduce new legislation to ban gas operated semi-automatic firearms. The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Actor GOSAFE is also co-sponsored by Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona and Michael Bennett of Colorado.
New Mexico Creates Council To Address Missing Indigenous People, Some Lawmakers Want More
230 Views With the second annual Missing in New Mexico Day scheduled for this Sunday, the state has announced the creation of an advisory committee to look for ways to implement the Missing and Murdered Indigenous State Response Plan.
New Mexico Corrections Officials Want Lawmakers To Know The Cost Of Detention
212 Views In Fiscal Year 2023, the 25 New Mexico Counties that operate adult corrections facilities spent $336 million on personnel, operations, capital, and medical for their jails. That’s an average of 31% of the counties’ general fund costs.
New Mexico School Absentee Rates Still At High Levels
182 Views According to a new report presented Thursday to the Legislative Education Study Committee nearly 40% of students were chronically absent from school in New Mexico during the 2022-23 school year.
