/tags/2021-legislature 2021 legislature en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:00:39 GMT /local-news/2022-01-28/as-absentee-voting-triples-in-new-mexico-legislators-consider-making-the-option-permanent Legislation moving through the state Senate aims to make absentee voting easier. The proposal reflects a new study that shows more than three times as many New Mexicans voted this way in the 2020 election. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:00:39 GMT /local-news/2022-01-28/as-absentee-voting-triples-in-new-mexico-legislators-consider-making-the-option-permanent Nash Jones /local-news/2021-12-06/state-legislature-kicks-off-special-session-with-focus-on-redistricting The state legislature met Monday, Dec. 6, for a special session with the goal of redrawing voting districts for the state legislature, U.S. House and Public Education Commission. This is a process that takes place every 10 years following the new Census numbers. Marisa Demarco - Editor-in-Chief of Source New Mexico, a new local outlet with a focus on state government – spoke with ¾ÅÉ«Íø about what lawmakers are tasked with getting done and what to expect as the session continues. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 02:58:17 GMT /local-news/2021-12-06/state-legislature-kicks-off-special-session-with-focus-on-redistricting Nash Jones /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 /local-news/2021-03-14/no-more-normal-a-year-in-pandemic Twelve months ago, team NoMoNo was busy having conversations about how we were going to make a show that covered the response to a global pandemic. What… Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:35:57 GMT /local-news/2021-03-14/no-more-normal-a-year-in-pandemic Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona