/tags/2020-legislature 2020 Legislature en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:06:58 GMT /local-news/2020-06-22/ynmg-covid-the-special-universe-of-this-legislative-session It’s a weird time. We’ve got a global pandemic, an uprising against racist police violence and a special legislative session dropped in the middle of… Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:06:58 GMT /local-news/2020-06-22/ynmg-covid-the-special-universe-of-this-legislative-session Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-06-19/tech-problems-during-closed-special-session-raise-transparency-concerns The New Mexico Legislature encountered many technical hurdles during its first day of the emergency special session called to patch up a budget thrashed… Sat, 20 Jun 2020 02:52:44 GMT /local-news/2020-06-19/tech-problems-during-closed-special-session-raise-transparency-concerns Nash Jones, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-03-04/lets-talk-ethics-and-lobbying-at-the-roundhouse Let's Talk New Mexico 3/5 8a: Lobbyists spent more than $195,000 on events, meals and giveaways for state legislators during the 2019 legislative session,… Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:17:47 GMT /local-news/2020-03-04/lets-talk-ethics-and-lobbying-at-the-roundhouse Ty Bannerman /news/2020-02-19/n-m-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-create-opt-in-state-retirement-plan-for-private-workers New Mexico could soon have a retirement plan for privately employed and self-employed workers after a bill to create an online retirement exchange passed… Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:46:07 GMT /news/2020-02-19/n-m-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-create-opt-in-state-retirement-plan-for-private-workers Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2020-02-18/lets-talk-wrapping-up-the-2020-legislative-session Let's Talk New Mexico 2/20 8a: The 2020 legislative session finishes up Thursday. As those final hours close in, we’ll discuss where high-profile… Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:52:13 GMT /local-news/2020-02-18/lets-talk-wrapping-up-the-2020-legislative-session ty bannerman /local-news/2020-02-11/tobacco-bill-would-regulate-e-cigarettes-amid-vaping-related-injury-concerns New Mexico high schoolers are more than twice as likely to vape nicotine than use traditional tobacco products, according to the state’s Department of… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:08:14 GMT /local-news/2020-02-11/tobacco-bill-would-regulate-e-cigarettes-amid-vaping-related-injury-concerns Nash Jones /kunm-news-update/2020-02-11/tues-number-of-suspensions-increase-at-albuquerque-public-schools-more Number Of Suspensions Increase At Albuquerque Public Schools -Albuquerque Journal, Associated PressA school district in New Mexico has released a report… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:14:25 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-11/tues-number-of-suspensions-increase-at-albuquerque-public-schools-more 91°µÍø News /local-news/2020-02-06/n-m-house-approves-workplace-protections-for-pregnant-employees The New Mexico Human Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on race, sex, disability, and more. A bill working its way through the… Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:48:37 GMT /local-news/2020-02-06/n-m-house-approves-workplace-protections-for-pregnant-employees Nash Jones /kunm-news-update/2020-02-05/wed-new-mexico-lawmakers-press-for-higher-spending-teacher-pay-more New Mexico Lawmakers Press For Higher Spending, Teacher Pay – Associated PressDemocratic legislators pressed a plan Wednesday to increase annual state… Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:58:09 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-05/wed-new-mexico-lawmakers-press-for-higher-spending-teacher-pay-more 91°µÍø News /news/2020-02-04/report-lax-lobbyist-rules-leave-new-mexicans-in-the-dark-about-money-in-policymaking New Mexico is among a handful of states that allow vague reporting on spending by lobbyists – people whose business it is to push an issue at the… Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:26:16 GMT /news/2020-02-04/report-lax-lobbyist-rules-leave-new-mexicans-in-the-dark-about-money-in-policymaking Kaveh Mowahed