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Governor Includes Business And Tax Relief, Public Safety Reform, Election Changes, More For 2020 Special Session

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will ask the New Mexico Legislature to consider tax relief for individuals, loans for small businesses and local governments, police reform and election improvements, among other topics, when it meets in a special session beginning Thursday.

Lawmakers will be asked to consider those bills in addition to modifying the state budget that takes effect July 1, the main purpose of the special session.

As a result of the global pandemic, projected state revenues declined steeply following the legislative session earlier this year, leaving a gap Read More

Udall Calls On White House To Withdraw Nancy Beck Nomination Following Opposition By Republican Senators

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today calling on the White House to withdraw the nomination of Nancy Beck to serve as the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), after two Republican senators indicated that they would oppose her nomination:

“Nancy Beck is the absolute wrong choice to be the nation’s top consumer watchdog, and that is now a bipartisan conclusion. It is becoming clear that Dr. Beck’s nomination faces a likely impossible path in the Senate because she is too extreme Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 10,065 With 5 More Deaths And 4,351 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 138 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 7 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update includes 5 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 20 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 2 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 18 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 6 new cases in Lea County
  • 20 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Otero County
  • 2 new cases in Rio Arriba County
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Issues Special Session Agenda

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced the special session agenda, which begins Thursday. Courtesy photo

 

By JENS GOULD
SFNM

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today the agenda for the Legislature’s special session, calling for lawmakers to tackle a wide array of initiatives, from economic relief to voting and police reform.

The agenda goes far beyond the main reason for calling the emergency session, which is to fix an estimated $2 billion hole in New Mexico’s budget caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The governor is asking lawmakers to take up proposals, sponsored

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Council Using Zoom For Public Comment At Meeting June 30

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Council has a regular session scheduled at 6 p.m. June 30.

The format will be the same used for May meetings to comply with the New Mexico Department of Health’s public emergency order governing mass gathering because of COVID-19. 

Public in-person attendance will not be allowed. All Councilors and County Staff will participate using the Zoom conference platform.

Members of the public interested in watching the meeting can view the agenda and live stream the meeting using the link below and accessing the meeting for the respective dates listed above: http://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Read More

Democratic Lawmakers Intend To Introduce Police ‘Use Of Force’ Reporting Requirements For Greater Transparency And More Accountability At 2020 Special Session

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The 2020 Special Session begins Thursday at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. LADP/file photo

By MICHAEL GERSTEIN
SFNM

Four Democratic state lawmakers plan to introduce legislation during the special session, which begins Thursday, that they say would offer greater transparency and more accountability when it comes to police use of force.

Amid calls from protesters in New Mexico and nationwide to defund law enforcement agencies and stop insulating officers from possible consequences over excessive and lethal use of force, state Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and others have asked Gov. Michelle Read More

Udall, Heinrich Press For Expanded Access To Affordable Health Care In Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined 35 of their Senate colleagues Tuesday to urge House and Senate leaders to ensure that any upcoming COVID-19 relief bill includes strong provisions to expand access to quality and affordable health care coverage in the wake of the coronavirus public health crisis.

In their letter, the senators called for a bipartisan effort to increase the federal government spending on Medicaid to reduce the burden on state budgets as well as reduce premiums for individuals who are eligible for coverage Read More

For Some, Hand-Shaking Is On Tap At 2020 Special Session

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Rep. Greg Nibert, R-Roswell

By JENS GOULD
SFNM

A House Republican said Tuesday he would likely shake hands with or hug fellow legislators from Southeastern New Mexico during the special session — prompting criticism from House Speaker Brian Egolf, who said he was worried such a practice could jeopardize the health of others later this week.

Rep. Greg Nibert, R-Roswell, said lawmakers from his part of the state plan to wear masks and use hand sanitizer during the upcoming meeting in Santa Fe and would keep their distance from legislators from other areas of New Mexico.

But when it comes to interacting Read More

COVID-19 Emergency Laws Spell Disaster For Press Freedom

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Since COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic, attacks on press freedom have proliferated. Courtesy/RSF

RSF News:

COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) March 11, since then it has been used as a pretext by governments to put constitutional guarantees on hold.

Now that relative calm appears to be in prospect, it is imperative that these exceptional measures be lifted.

Faced with the unprecedented epidemic, many governments have targeted those whose job is to inform the public. Emboldened by the emergency, the spread of repression has been translated Read More

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