GOP Response To 2021 Legislative Session: Disappointed
By ROBERT NOTT
rnott@sfnewmexican.com
In Rep. Rod Montoya’s view, this year’s legislative session was “terrific”. That is, for criminals, those wanting to close New Mexico businesses and lawyers looking to sue governmental agencies.
The Farmington Republican and around 20 other members of the GOP held a news conference Saturday afternoon to express disappointment over how this year’s session played out.
While Democratic lawmakers lauded their success in repealing a decades-old law criminalizing abortion, expanding tax credits for some New Mexicans and enforcing stricter environmental Read More
Posts From The Road: Mission San Juan Capistrano
Bell Wall: A bell wall displays four bells recovered from the ruins of the Great Stone Church. The two larger bells have been recast but the two smaller bells are the original. The bell wall connects the ruins of the Great Stone Church to the Serra Chapel at the left side of the image. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Bell Wall and Ruins: Beautiful gardens cover the grounds around the mission complex. Seen here is the Serra Chapel, the Bell Wall, and ruins of the Great Stone Church. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Great Stone Church Ruins: The ruins of the great cathedral style Great Stone Read More
LAHS Hilltalkers Win State Championships!
For the sixth year in a row, LAHS ‘Hilltalkers’ Speech and Debate team earns the Excellence Award for outstanding performance in Speech and Debate at the state championships. Courtesy/LAHS
LAPS News:
For the sixth year in a row, the Los Alamos High School (LAHS) Hilltalkers earned the New Mexico Speech and Debate School of Excellence Award for outstanding performance in Speech and Debate events at the 2021 New Mexico State Speech and Debate Championships.
“I am so proud of our team,” Coach Margo Batha said. “They have done a phenomenal job the entire season competing in a virtual format. From Read More
Taos Historical Society Lecture: ‘Reflections On Three Trails’
TCHS News:
Taos County Historical Society (TCHS) Zoom Lecture “Reflections on Three Trails” by Rick Hendricks is 2 p.m., April 3.
The Camino Real, the Santa Fe Trail and the Old Spanish Trail are a significant part of New Mexico and Taos history. The Camino Real was extended northward out of New Spain in 1598 by Juan de Onate.
Rick Henrick’s research on the Camino Real focuses upon the period of the Reconquest 1692-1693 through the papers of Governor Diego de Vargas. The advent of Mexican Independence in 1821 coincided with the opening of the Santa Fe Trail and the period 1822-1846 for extensive trade. Read More
Last Days Of New Mexico’s 2021 legislative Session
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces during a news conference Saturday that there will be a special session to vote on the cannabis bill. Luis Sánchez Saturno/SFNM
By ROBERT NOTT and DANIEL CHACÓN
rnott@sfnewmexican.com
dchacon@sfnewmexcian.com
New Mexico’s 2021 legislative session had ended only about an hour before the governor said she plans to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol in coming days.
Talk of a special session to wrap up a cannabis bill — a high priority for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and many Democratic lawmakers — was just the pinnacle of a dramatic end to a legislative session Read More
Veterans Service Officer Featured In National Campaign
VSO Beverly Charley
NMDVS News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) Farmington-based veterans service officer Beverly Charley has been selected as one of 27 women veterans from across the country featured in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national campaign celebrating Women’s History Month.
The women are highlighted in 2021 Trailblazers: Women Veterans Leading the Way, a campaign by VA’s Center for Women Veterans (CWV) honoring women the VA considers as trailblazers for their actions during and after their military service.
According to the CWV, the campaign Read More
Secretary Of State Toulouse Oliver Applauds Legislature For Passage Of Priority Bills To Help Voters And Businesses
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
From the Office of the Secretary of State:
SANTA FE – The 2021 New Mexico Legislative Session was a productive one for the Secretary of State’s Office, as a number of Secretary Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s priority bills passed through both chambers and are now awaiting the Governor’s signature.
Secretary Toulouse Oliver, along with key members of her staff, worked across the aisle with members of both parties on bills that will increase voter access, assist election administrators in upcoming elections, and provide more streamlined services for anyone Read More
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Calling New Mexico Legislature Into Special Session To Get Cannabis Done
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will call the New Mexico Legislature into special session roughly Wednesday, March 31, to finish the work of legalizing adult-use cannabis.
“Legalized adult-use cannabis is one of the best moves we can make in our work to build a bona fide 21st century economy in New Mexico,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “And New Mexicans are more than ready: Poll after poll has demonstrated that our state wants this opportunity.
“But rushing through amendments in the final hours of a session, when there’s Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 191 New Cases, Total 189,560 With 7 New Deaths And 171,593 Patients Recovered
Today’s update includes 7 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 71 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 2 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Colfax County
- 4 new cases
Chart 371 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 20, 2021
The bars in this chart show the number of active COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Mexico versus date. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
New Mexico [External Sources]
- FBI warns of carjackings in New Mexico - Albuquerque - KOAT New Mexico
- New Mexico institutions pay out thousands to recover from ransomware - KOB 4
- Report: NMPED failing to meet dozens of federal standards - KOB 4
- Woman rescued by local crews after hurting knee in Foothills - KRQE News 13
- City of Roswell facing $637,311 fine after worker death - KRQE News 13
- Cold for eastern New Mexico, milder west - KOAT New Mexico
