/tags/politics politics en-US Copyright Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:42:31 GMT /local-news/2024-02-01/proposed-bill-would-update-act-governing-public-employees-ethical-conduct The New Mexico Governmental Conduct Act is a set of rules to regulate the ethical and legal conduct of public officers and employees. New Mexico lawmakers said it’s in need of an update and are trying to redefine these rules in order to prevent potential abuses. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:42:31 GMT /local-news/2024-02-01/proposed-bill-would-update-act-governing-public-employees-ethical-conduct Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-10-27/why-a-texas-panhandle-city-hit-pause-on-a-proposed-abortion-travel-ban-for-now The fault line was exposed this week. On Monday, Lubbock County officials rushed to approve the ordinance, being pushed by the same organizers behind the “sanctuary city” movement that predated the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. But on Tuesday, the Amarillo City Council took a deep breath and said they would not follow other local governing bodies in approving the ban. Sat, 28 Oct 2023 01:59:47 GMT /local-news/2023-10-27/why-a-texas-panhandle-city-hit-pause-on-a-proposed-abortion-travel-ban-for-now Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune /news/2023-10-24/lubbock-county-becomes-latest-to-approve-abortion-travel-ban Lubbock is now the fourth, and largest, county to pass the ordinance which would punish people through civil lawsuits for aiding pregnant women seeking abortions outside of Texas. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:05:55 GMT /news/2023-10-24/lubbock-county-becomes-latest-to-approve-abortion-travel-ban Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune /news/2023-01-20/tribal-leaders-celebrate-law-that-bans-the-export-of-cultural-tribal-objects The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act was recently signed into law and bans the export of cultural tribal objects. It also increases penalties for stealing and trafficking them. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:34:25 GMT /news/2023-01-20/tribal-leaders-celebrate-law-that-bans-the-export-of-cultural-tribal-objects Emma Gibson /news/2022-12-06/report-many-land-conservation-bills-languishing-in-congress The Center for Western Priorities says bills that would protect over 16 million acres in the West are “languishing” in Congress. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:19:37 GMT /news/2022-12-06/report-many-land-conservation-bills-languishing-in-congress Emma Gibson /news/2022-07-08/navajo-nation-again-considers-legislation-to-repeal-same-sex-marriage-ban The ban has been in place for almost 20 years. This new legislation would recognize all marriages, and impacts spousal property rights and employee benefits. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:18:45 GMT /news/2022-07-08/navajo-nation-again-considers-legislation-to-repeal-same-sex-marriage-ban Emma Gibson /news/2022-06-20/interior-secretarys-tribal-advisors-announced The goal of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee is to get input from tribal leaders on Department of the Interior issues impacting Indigenous communities before policy is made. Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:50:53 GMT /news/2022-06-20/interior-secretarys-tribal-advisors-announced Emma Gibson /politics/2020-11-13/tester-democrats-dont-have-a-message-that-rural-folks-can-relate-with Democrats once again lost ground in much of the rural West. That includes Montana, where Republicans swept the election for the first time in at least... Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:53:26 GMT /politics/2020-11-13/tester-democrats-dont-have-a-message-that-rural-folks-can-relate-with Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /local-news/2020-10-18/no-more-normal-the-real-crime Attack ads and contemporary political rhetoric about crime have a disturbing campaign ancestor: The Willie Horton ad that may have cost Michael Dukakis… Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:49:02 GMT /local-news/2020-10-18/no-more-normal-the-real-crime Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-09-13/no-more-normal-highlights-from-the-last-6-months-or-1-000-years The crew at NoMoNo headquarters takes a look at where we’ve been since the pandemic started, reflecting a little—hard to find time to do it when we’re all… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 02:09:44 GMT /local-news/2020-09-13/no-more-normal-highlights-from-the-last-6-months-or-1-000-years Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona