Politics

Jaydon’s Law Passes Second Senate Committee

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Legislation to give judges access to the full criminal histories of violent repeat offenders is one step closer to becoming law.
 
House Bill 72, also known as “Jaydon’s Law,” is sponsored by Rep. Nate Gentry. The bill is named for Jaydon Chavez-Silver, an Albuquerque teen who was killed during a drive-by shooting while at a house party. It passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a vote of 9-1.
 
“Making this change will give judges a full-picture of a defendant’s prior criminal activities, and they will be able to make more informed decisions
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House Passes REAL ID Fix

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The House of Representatives has approved House Bill 99, bipartisan legislation to bring New Mexico into compliance with the REAL ID Act and end the practice of giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. 

By a vote of 65 to 1, the House agreed to concur with the bill as amended and passed by the Senate Saturday. It now moves to the Governor’s office for her signature. 

“This bill is a good compromise. It gives New Mexicans a secure and REAL ID compliant driver’s license. It stops giving illegal immigrants New Mexico driver’s licenses, but it allows them to continue Read More

Capital Outlay Bill Passes House Floor

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – Today, the House unanimously passed HB 219, a bipartisan capital outlay bill funding pubic projects in New Mexico, helping to build critical infrastructure and provide jobs across the state.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jason Harper and Rep. Tim Lewis.

“I’m glad that the House has passed this important legislation today to address critical shortages in infrastructure across the state, and I urge the Senate to quickly act on this legislation and send this bill to the Governor,” Harper said. “We’ve invested more than $160 million in infrastructure projects including $84 Read More

Senate Passes Major Measure To Protect Funding Of New Mexico Classrooms

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Sen. Michael Padilla
 
STATE DEMOCRATS News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Senate today passed, on a nearly party-line vote of 23-19, critical legislation to protect K-12 public school classrooms from deep scheduled cuts totaling $110 million per year.
 
The cuts would take effect in July if no action were taken. Senate Joint Resolution 3 (SJR 3), sponsored by Sen. Michael Padilla (D-14-Bernalillo), addresses a looming shortfall that is part of a sunset provision established by a previous Legislature.
 
Sen. Padilla’s “Permanent Fund Annual Distributions”
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Luján Holds Open Office Hours In Santa Fe Tuesday

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District will hold open office hours 5:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Alto Street Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club, 730 Alto St. in Santa Fe. 
 
Luján and his staff will be available to meet with constituents to assist them with casework and discuss issues of concern so he can continue to be a powerful voice on their behalf. 
 
Meetings will be on a first come first served basis and will be limited to five minutes in order to accommodate more constituents.
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NNSA Administrator Klotz, Sen. Heinrich, Rep. Lujan Grisham To Discuss Proposed Construction Of New Site

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NNSA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — On Thursday, Feb. 18, the Administrator of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (Ret.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (N.M.), and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) will visit the NNSA’s Albuquerque Complex and discuss the status of the current NNSA administrative workspace in Albuquerque and the proposal to construct a new facility for the 1,100 employees who work there.  

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GOP Meeting At UNM-LA 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18

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GOP News:

The Republican Party of Los Alamos County will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Room 203 at UNM-LA. 

The meeting will begin with guest speaker Republican Party of New Mexico Chair Debbie Maestas. She will present an overview of how things are moving ahead in New Mexico and what to expect in this year’s election cycle.

A brief business meeting will follow her presentation.

For more information, contact RPLA Chair Bill McKerley at 505.331.3686. Read More

State Senate Snuffs Effort To Legalize Marijuana

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Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino

STATE DEMOCRATS News:

SANTA FE – The State Senate voted down a proposed constitutional amendment Sunday evening that would have legalized the recreational use of marijuana on a 17-24 vote.

Before the final vote, however, the Senate approved an amendment that would have raised the legal age to use marijuana from 21 to 25 years of age.

There was some lengthy and spirited debate on Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5), Use & Tax of Marijuana & Revenue, CA,  sponsored by Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-12-Bernalillo, who has introduced similar measures the past several Read More

In Honor Of Mr. Lincoln

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Courtesy/YMCA

From YMCA.net

The YMCA had only existed in American for 10 years when the Civil War separated the country into North and South. The New York and Chicago YMCAs raised troops for the North, while several YMCAs in the South also did so. In 1861, 5 Northern YMCAs came together to create the “U.S. Christian Commission” for the relief of soldiers on the battlefield.

A conference with President Abraham Lincoln led to the full-scale recruitment of YMCA volunteers, eventually numbering 5,000, who served as surgeons, nurses and chaplains. These volunteers distributed medical supplies,

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