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House advances tax package with 1% raise for New Mexico workers, state budget
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (1301+ words) Rep. G. Andr's Romero, D-Albuquerque, gives thumbs-up while speaking with Rep. Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo, in the state House chamber before voting on a tax bill Wednesday. Proposed 1% raises for state government employees that were stripped from New Mexico's spending plan…...
New Mexico House overwhelmingly passes medical malpractice changes
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (734+ words) A medical malpractice overhaul that has become one of the biggest issues of this year's legislative session flew through the New Mexico House of Representatives on Saturday. House Bill 99, which limits the amount jurors can award in punitive damages in…...
New Mexico FEMA claims office director Jay Mitchell put on administrative leave
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (488+ words) Two of the top officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency office in charge of compensating victims of the 2022 Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire have been placed on administrative leave, according to an email. "FEMA has placed the Program Manager…...
Jurors selected in New Mexico vs. Meta trial
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (294+ words) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in 2024 to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on social media child safety." Jurors have been selected in the trial of New Mexico's high-profile lawsuit against tech giant Meta ahead of opening…...
New Mexico AG decries feds' rule slashing long-term care standards
2+ week, 1+ day ago (474+ words) New Mexico Attorney General Ra'l Torrez answers questions at a news conference in April. He joined attorneys general from 17 other states Monday in filing a letter to challenge a proposed federal rule to eliminate minimum staffing standards for long-term care…...
New Mexico Supreme Court allows Santa Fe 'mansion tax' to remain in effect
3+ week, 4+ day ago (591+ words) Assistant City Attorney Marcos Martinez, left, and former City Attorney Erin McSherry wait for a ruling from state District Judge Bryan Biedscheid after a hearing May 22, 2024 on the Santa Fe Association of Realtors" lawsuit challenging an excise tax on sales…...
New Mexico vs. Meta: State AG takes on social media giant over child predation
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1148+ words) The Meta data center campus in Los Lunas on Saturday. While the site has generated $145 million in gross receipts tax revenue for Los Lunas since construction began in 2016 and helped increase the village's population by 15% between 2020 and 2024, it has also…...
House panel votes to ban New Mexico cities, counties from contracting to run ICE jails
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1211+ words) Attendees at a House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday raise their hands when asked who was in support of a bill that would ban local governments in New Mexico from contracting with the federal government to run immigration…...
New Mexico Art Museum getting new leader while N.M. History Museum director retiring
3+ week, 6+ day ago (826+ words) New Mexico History Museum Executive Director Billy Garrett is retiring at the end of the month. Garrett has led the museum since 2019. Maria Sanchez-Tucker will take over as interim director after recently starting as deputy director. Leadership changes are on…...
Two-thirds of New Mexico doctors considering leaving the state, report finds
4+ week, 2+ day ago (650+ words) A blood sample is collected from patient Monica Reyes last month at Villa Therese Catholic Clinic." Of those physicians considering leaving, the report found, the most common reason was "punitive damages associated with medical malpractice." New Mexico has no caps…...