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Bill To Incentivize Purchase Of Electric Motor Vehicles Advances

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HOUSE DEMOCRATS News:

SANTA FE – House Bill 217, Electric Vehicle Income Tax Credit, has passed the House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee.

House Bill 217, sponsored by Rep. Jim Trujillo (D-Santa Fe), Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena (D-Mesilla), Rep. Pat Woods (R-Broadview), Rep. Javier Martinez (D-Albuquerque), and Rep. Marian Matthews (D-Albuquerque), provides incentives to New Mexican consumers to purchase electric vehicles and to install at-home charging units.

House Bill 217 also includes a double credit amount for low income consumers and a price cap for these credits Read More

Republican Party Of New Mexico Releases Recent Accomplishments As Election Season Heats Up

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STATE GOP News:

The Republican Party of New Mexico is passionate about its work and its mission. Republicans are on the move, and in the last few months, the Party has launched bold initiatives, gained enormous strength in the state and has successfully achieved many monumental goals.

Here are some of RPNM’s recent accomplishments:

  • President Trump campaigned in Rio Rancho, a sign that the RNC is committed to devoting resources to help re-elect the president. The President’s visit was historic.
  • Since Steve Pearce became chairman, the Party has raised nearly $800,000 for RPNM.
  • Purchased conservative
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Lawmakers Say Capital Outlay Process Often A Crazy Mess

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By JENS GOULD
The New Mexican

 

Friday morning, three Santa Fe firefighters in uniform walked up to state Sen. Peter Wirth in a Roundhouse hallway.

They came bearing a form, and if the majority leader would sign on the dotted line, they’d be one step closer to getting new equipment. 

They weren’t the only ones to seek Wirth’s help. The Palace of the Governors wanted interior renovation. The yet-to-be-constructed Vladem Contemporary art museum needed solar. Tesuque Pueblo was after remote monitoring for a drinking water system.

An Albuquerque science center wanted something, too. Not

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Heinrich, Udall Introduce Bill To Designate Cerro De La Olla Wilderness

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Cerro de la Olla (Pot Mountain) on the horizon above the Rio Grande Gorge in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.  Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introduced legislation Friday to establish Cerro de la Olla Wilderness within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument in northern New Mexico.

For hundreds of years, people of the Taos area have hunted, gathered herbs, and collected firewood on the flanks of Cerro de la Olla. This proposed wilderness Read More

Bill Extending Small Business Saturday Sunset Date Passes Committee

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – House Bill 170, Friday passed the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. House Bill 170, sponsored by Rep. Doreen Gallegos (D-Las Cruces), and Rep. Steven Neville (R-Aztec), extends the sunset date for the deduction from gross receipts for certain businesses on Small Business Saturday from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2028. 

“Small Business Saturday creates incentives for consumers to shop locally and to spend their hard-earned dollars at the neighborhood businesses that are integral to the New Mexican economy,” Rep. Gallegos said. “Extending the sunset date Read More

NRA Rally Draws Hundreds Protesting ‘Red Flag’ Law

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Matthew LM Manning, left, and Colton Thompson of Madrid carry firearms Friday while protesting with other gun rights activists at an NRA-sponsored rally outside the state Capitol in Santa Fe in protest of Senate Bill 5. Luke E. Montavon/The New Mexican

Lee Briscoe of Raton joins hundreds of gun rights activists Friday at the state Capitol. Photo by Luke E. Montavon/The New Mexican

 

By MICHAEL GERSTEIN
The New Mexican

Hundreds rallied outside the Capitol building in Santa Fe on Friday afternoon in opposition to a proposal backed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to allow police to seize firearms Read More

Panel Advances HB184: Training For School-Based Officers

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By DILLON MULLAN
The New Mexican

Law enforcement officers stationed on New Mexico’s public school campuses could become required to receive specialized training in how to act in an educational environment.

Lawmakers on the state House Judiciary Committee on Friday unanimously advanced House Bill 184, sponsored by Rep. Patricio Ruiloba, an Albuquerque Democrat and retired police officer. The bill provides funding to train so-called school resource officers in deescalation techniques, informal counseling techniques and how respond to students with mental health disorders.

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Legislative Roundup: 20 Days Remaining In Session

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Legislative Roundup
SFNM News:

Smoking bill clears committee: The Senate Public Affairs Committee on Friday afternoon voted in favor of legislation that would raise the legal smoking age to 21 and create new rules meant to stop e-cigarette companies from attracting kids.

Senate Bill 131, the Tobacco Products Act, would ban flavored e-cigarette and tobacco products in an effort to stop kids from vaping or smoking and make e-cigarettes and e-liquids regulated by the state, requiring licensing fees and penalties of up to $10,000 for violations.

The legislation is backed by the American Heart Read More

State Police Launching Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico Throughout February

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Throughout February, State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties. Courtesy photo

NMSP News:

State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties throughout the month of February.

NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

These checkpoints Read More