In response to a noticeable drop in child abuse reporting, the New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD) is being urged to address the issue as school shutdowns continue.
News outlets are reporting that the New Mexico Department of Health’s gating criteria for reopening New Mexico’s society and economy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic have been met as of Aug. 20 even as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hasn’t disclosed possible changes to restrictions.
Oral arguments before New Mexico Supreme Court justices in the case questioning New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s authority in issuing a COVID-19 public health order to prohibit restaurants from offering indoor dining will be live streamed at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26.
All eyes are on Washington D.C. as legislators and the White House hammer out details for the next stimulus package that states like New Mexico hope will provide economic relief.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham exceeded her emergency authority by imposing excessive fines on businesses, the New Mexico Business Coalition reported.
The Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association has announced it is not in favor of the Defund Police movement sparked by George Floyd’s death last month.
Failing to receive a suitable response from the state has led State Rep. Gregg Schmedes (R-Tijeras) to send a letter to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr seeking relief on behalf of a number of senior citizens.
Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque recently lifted their bans on plastic bags, drawing praise from the Rio Grande Foundation and Albuquerque Journal.
In an unanimous decision, New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission (PRC) has approved a plan by Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to abandon the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station by 2022, as well as paying for lost investment in the plant through low-cost bonds that will pass the cost on to ratepayers.
Staffers from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office will form the nexus of an intelligence division entrusted for consolidating information from federal databases as a way of staying on top of criminal trends.
While markets in Albuquerque and throughout Bernalillo County effectively banned plastic bags on Jan. 1, local shoppers are uncertain about which stores will be strictly enforcing the new law and what will be the price of reusable bags.
While cannabis for medical use is legal in New Mexico, those who are on house arrest are not afforded the same rights as others, according to the New Mexico Political Report.
Hundreds of new state laws took effect across the nation this week, including minimum wage increases, new internet privacy rules, gun-related regulations, marijuana legalization and new tests on whether workers can be classified as independent contractors.
Little is known about a state government-supported methane advisory panel other than the fact that it is looking into limiting usage across New Mexico, as none of the panel's findings after nearly a dozen meetings have been made public.