/tags/2021-legislative-session 2021 Legislative Session en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:41:37 GMT /local-news/2022-07-08/public-health-task-force-seeks-public-input-on-health-equity-in-new-mexico A public health task force mandated by state lawmakers has been meeting since last September and is now seeking public input on its recommendations to strengthen the state’s public health infrastructure in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The draft report names racism and climate change as top priorities in New Mexico. ¾ÅÉ«Íø reporter Jered Ebenreck explains. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:41:37 GMT /local-news/2022-07-08/public-health-task-force-seeks-public-input-on-health-equity-in-new-mexico Jered Ebenreck /local-news/2021-04-18/no-more-normal-legal-cannabis-takes-root After many attempts over what seems like forever, New Mexico has finally passed a law making recreational cannabis use legal for adults. But the rollout… Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:03:20 GMT /local-news/2021-04-18/no-more-normal-legal-cannabis-takes-root Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2021-04-09/vaccine-town-halls-emphasize-equity-during-public-health-week The first week of April is National Public Health Week – a time set aside to recognize recent successes of public health workers and a time for them to… Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:00:20 GMT /local-news/2021-04-09/vaccine-town-halls-emphasize-equity-during-public-health-week Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2021-03-29/legislators-put-private-prison-reform-on-the-back-burner-for-another-year People who are incarcerated faced a lack of resources when it came to access to health care and PPE during the pandemic. A couple of bills before… Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:54:45 GMT /local-news/2021-03-29/legislators-put-private-prison-reform-on-the-back-burner-for-another-year Taylor Velazquez /kunm-news-update/2021-02-01/new-covid-rules-in-the-roundhouse-raise-partisan-tensions-in-santa-fe Coronavirus has infiltrated the Roundhouse, where New Mexico’s legislators are in the early weeks of a 60-day session. Since mid-January when the session… Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:38:35 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-02-01/new-covid-rules-in-the-roundhouse-raise-partisan-tensions-in-santa-fe Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2021-01-28/storefront-lending-caps-up-for-debate-at-roundhouse Small, fast loans often lead to a cycle of ever-deepening debt, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lawmakers in New Mexico are… Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:10:59 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-01-28/storefront-lending-caps-up-for-debate-at-roundhouse Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2021-01-26/2021-governor-michelle-lujan-grishams-state-of-the-state-address-annotated Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered the annual State of the State address on Jan. 26, 2021, from the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. This speech was… Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:35:47 GMT /local-news/2021-01-26/2021-governor-michelle-lujan-grishams-state-of-the-state-address-annotated ¾ÅÉ«Íø News /kunm-news-update/2021-01-24/no-more-normal-consequences Our democracy is being tested right now. It is not the first time. But it feels like a tipping point, and our very lives are in the balance. Can we find… Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:54:33 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-01-24/no-more-normal-consequences Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2021-01-20/education-reporter-previews-2021-legislative-session State lawmakers kicked off the 2021 New Mexico legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 19. ¾ÅÉ«Íø’s Nash Jones spoke with James Barron, education reporter with… Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:03:16 GMT /local-news/2021-01-20/education-reporter-previews-2021-legislative-session Nash Jones