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NM Legislature day 23 recap: Requiring insurance to pay for wheelchairs; TIME magazine honors NM Gov

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Advocates on Wednesday marked Disability Rights Awareness Day in the Roundhouse rotunda and championed House Bill 38, which they say would make New Mexico the first state in the nation to require insurers to pay for wheelchairs that can be ... .
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Troubled southern New Mexico water utility settles with state for arsenic violations

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The settlement comes more than two years after state investigators found the utility had bypassed its arsenic treatment plants starting in 2023 and sent drinking water with arsenic levels violating state and federal limits to its customers ... .
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New Mexico Senate rejects bill to codify state’s emissions goals

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In a 19-23 vote following just over an hour of debate, Senate Bill 18 failed to clear the floor, dashing the hopes of lead sponsor Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) to enshrine emission reduction goals into state law ... .
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New Mexico state workers union rallies for 6% raise for public safety jobs

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NM Legislature day 22 recap: Public safety; microgrid oversight

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez took a break Tuesday from the ongoing trial in his agency’s lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company Meta to advocate for greater access to before- and after-school programs ... .
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Revised proposal to pay for universal child care costs heads to Senate Floor

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New Mexico lawmakers moved one step closer this week to enacting universal child care, as legislation advanced that would use $1 billion from the state’s early child education trust fund to pay for the program over the next five years ... .
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NM Legislature day 21 recap: Faith leaders back gun bill; medical malpractice reform talks continue

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Christian ministers stood outside the steps of the Roundhouse on Monday and called on lawmakers to pass a measure that would further regulate New Mexico's gun stores and would ban the sale of certain types of firearms ... .
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New Mexico case against Meta tied to child exploitation opens in Santa Fe courtroom

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Attorneys for New Mexico and Meta made opening statements Monday in the state’s trial accusing the social media giant of failing to protect children on Facebook and Instagram from sexual exploitation ... .
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Clear Horizons Act, setting emissions goals, heads to New Mexico Senate floor

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The Clear Horizons Act, to codify emissions goals, move to the New Mexico Senate floor following committee vote ... .
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Weekend wrap: New Mexico Senate advances bill limiting gun sales; produced water proposal fails

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Senators met until just nearly 7 p.m. Saturday, advancing a new measure to limit some gun sales. Meanwhile, a bill Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham supports that would loosen restrictions on the use of oil and wastewater was tabled in the ... .
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Environmental groups condemn legislation expanding New Mexico oil and gas wastewater use

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Specifically, House Bill 207 would require the state’s Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules and issue permits by the end of 2026 that would expand where oil and gas wastewater can be used ... .
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NM Legislature day 18 recap: Inaugural Maternal Health Day; bills crossing chambers

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Friday’s commemorations at the Roundhouse included American Indian Day and the first-ever Maternal Health Day. For some attendees, the overlapping observances drew light to two grim statistics ... .
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NM Legislature day 17 recap: Hecklers target Las Cruces lawmaker; 4 bills signed into law

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More than 500 people gathered on the south side of ...
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‘We’ve got to live out hope:’ Climate orgs urge New Mexico lawmakers to pass Clear ...

Image Sierra County Sentinel 06 Feb 2026
New Mexico members from climate organizations championed legislation, the Clear Horizons Act, to enshrine emissions reductions into state law. Previous iterations of bill have failed to clear the Senate in recent sessions ... .
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Early childhood educators urge New Mexico Senate to keep wage increase in budget

Image Sierra County Sentinel 06 Feb 2026
Childcare workers and advocacy groups on Thursday called on New Mexico Senate lawmakers to ensure raises for early childhood education workers remain in the state budget ... .

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