/tags/2019-legislature 2019 Legislature en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:36:57 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-10-24/charter-school-serving-adults-seeks-higher-ed-funds-to-stay-open Gordon Bernell Charter School fills a gap in New Mexico’s education system, helping adults in jail or who have previously been incarcerated to build the… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:36:57 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-10-24/charter-school-serving-adults-seeks-higher-ed-funds-to-stay-open Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-03/yazzie-attorney-education-funding-still-too-scarce The New Mexico legislature this spring passed increases in education funding, in response to a judge’s order saying the state has violated the… Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:31:09 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-03/yazzie-attorney-education-funding-still-too-scarce Hannah Colton /local-news/2019-05-01/lets-talk-union-fees-and-right-to-work-laws Let's Talk New Mexico 5/2 8a: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that public sector employees can’t be required to pay union fees. Here in New Mexico,… Thu, 02 May 2019 00:06:45 GMT /local-news/2019-05-01/lets-talk-union-fees-and-right-to-work-laws ty bannerman /local-news/2019-04-01/roadways-could-be-safer-for-wildlife-drivers Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Wildlife Corridors Act into law last week, which could give wild animals more options to stay off of highways… Tue, 02 Apr 2019 01:33:34 GMT /local-news/2019-04-01/roadways-could-be-safer-for-wildlife-drivers /kunm-news-update/2019-03-18/ag-investigates-nonprofit-over-pay-disparities-native-americans-seek-end-to-redface New Mexico Investigates Nonprofit Group Over Pay Disparities – Associated PressThe New Mexico attorney general's office has launched an investigation into… Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:58:34 GMT /kunm-news-update/2019-03-18/ag-investigates-nonprofit-over-pay-disparities-native-americans-seek-end-to-redface 91°µÍø News /public-health-new-mexico/2019-03-15/pre-existing-conditions-bill-heads-to-governor The Affordable Care Act says health insurers can’t deny coverage for someone or charge them more if they have a pre-existing condition.State senators… Fri, 15 Mar 2019 23:00:52 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-03-15/pre-existing-conditions-bill-heads-to-governor May Ortega /kunm-news-update/2019-03-15/compromise-reached-on-minimum-wage-increase-state-senate-upholds-dormant-ban-on-abortion Compromise Reached On Minimum Wage Increase - Associated PressHouse and Senate lawmakers have reached a compromise that would raise New Mexico's minimum… Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:58:49 GMT /kunm-news-update/2019-03-15/compromise-reached-on-minimum-wage-increase-state-senate-upholds-dormant-ban-on-abortion 91°µÍø News /kunm-news-update/2019-03-14/bill-to-create-state-run-pot-shops-likely-dead-education-reforms-now-in-governors-hands New Mexico Bill To Create State-Run Pot Shops Appears Dead – Associated PressA proposal that would make New Mexico the first U.S. state to set up… Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:16:41 GMT /kunm-news-update/2019-03-14/bill-to-create-state-run-pot-shops-likely-dead-education-reforms-now-in-governors-hands 91°µÍø News /public-health-new-mexico/2019-03-13/senate-oks-medicaid-coverage-of-tobacco-cessation The state Senate unanimously passed a bill this week to have Medicaid cover services to help people quit smoking. Under the proposal, Medicaid would pay… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:36:31 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-03-13/senate-oks-medicaid-coverage-of-tobacco-cessation May Ortega /kunm-news-update/2019-03-13/tornado-destroys-10-homes-in-southeast-new-mexico-oil-production-sets-record-in-2018 Tornado Destroy 10 Homes In New Mexico, 5 People Injured – Roswell Daily Record, Associated PressAuthorities say a tornado has destroyed 10 homes in a… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:36:34 GMT /kunm-news-update/2019-03-13/tornado-destroys-10-homes-in-southeast-new-mexico-oil-production-sets-record-in-2018 91°µÍø News