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New Mexico governor’s Cabinet candidates to face confirmation …
1 day ago · In total, there are 27 positions in the governor’s Cabinet.. Cabinet secretaries are considered for confirmation by the nine-member Senate Rules Committee, and if they get voted in, their nominations go to the full Senate for a vote.. The Rules Committee’s staff initiates background checks for all appointments, said Chris Nordstrum, a spokesperson for …
After federal judge’s order, NM fire victims should seek to describe ...
4 days ago · Now that a judge has struck down a federal regulation that limited compensation only to economic losses from the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, a New Mexico legal aid attorney is urging fire victims to try to articulate the fire’s emotional toll, if …
New Mexico housing authority board pulls plan to increase …
5 days ago · The chair of New Mexico’s housing authority board decided to hold off on considering a significant increase on income caps to qualify for various affordable housing programs. The Housing New Mexico board did not describe the reason for the policy change at its meeting Wednesday, and no ...
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4 days ago · U.S. House at the last minute passes bill to avert government shutdown; Senate next BY: Jennifer Shutt - December 20, 2024 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House finally approved a stopgap spending bill Friday night that will keep the government open for a few more months, after a raucous 48 hours that served as a preview of what President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office might look like.
New Mexico governor releases $10.9 billion budget proposal, a 7% ...
Dec 12, 2024 · Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will push the Legislature to boost spending on housing, behavioral health, water protection and child welfare in the upcoming session, according to a proposed $10.9 billion budget her office released Thursday afternoon.. The budget would be the biggest in state history and a 7% increase over the $10.2 billion budget lawmakers enacted earlier this year, which was ...
New Mexico urges people to get vaccinated for flu, COVID-19 and …
Dec 16, 2024 · New Mexico in March 2023 privatized COVID vaccines and treatments as part of the end of the Biden administration’s official response to the pandemic.. Since last fall, COVID has hospitalized six times more people in New Mexico than …
New Mexico governor, advocates call for increased funding on …
Dec 4, 2024 · All 108,000 miles of river in New Mexico were deemed the nation’s most endangered earlier this year, as the impacts from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling changed overnight which wetlands federal law protects.. Shrinking water supplies heighten the threat of pollution, said Tricia Snyder, the rivers and water director for nonprofit NM Wild.
State portal for missing Indigenous people needs work, families …
Dec 6, 2024 · Lawmakers earlier this year called on Attorney General Raúl Torrez to create the group, following the disbanding of a prior task force in 2023 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration. The new task force’s goals are to update a state response plan published in 2022 and provide recommendations to the Legislature. Task force chair Stephanie Padilla (Isleta Pueblo) asked community ...
New Mexico agency seeks $50M boost to insurance program as …
Nov 22, 2024 · A screenshot of a webcam showing downtown Ruidoso around 8:30 p.m. on June 17 as the South Fork Fire looms and drivers flee. The state’s insurance regulator is seeking $50 million from state lawmakers to expand its own “insurer of last resort,” as it becomes harder to get private property insurance across the state.