/tags/2021-roundhouse 2021 Roundhouse en-US Copyright Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:54:30 GMT /local-news/2022-02-07/voting-rights-bill-ekes-forward-in-the-state-senate The New Mexico Voting Rights Act passed out of committee on a party-line vote Monday, Feb. 7, with Republicans in opposition. With the session ending next week, the bill backed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham may also have a new stop to make before reaching her desk. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:54:30 GMT /local-news/2022-02-07/voting-rights-bill-ekes-forward-in-the-state-senate Nash Jones /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/2022-01-27/voting-bill-would-change-ballot-drop-box-rules-for-counties A new bill to expand voting access in New Mexico seeks to clarify the ballot drop box requirement after several counties pushed back on the state’s interpretation of the rule last year. But the proposal would also reduce the requirement for nearly all counties. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 01:54:34 GMT /local-news/2022-01-27/voting-bill-would-change-ballot-drop-box-rules-for-counties Nash Jones /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/2021-03-30/n-m-environmental-laws-what-passed-and-what-must-wait New Mexico is one of the fastest-warming states in the country, according to a 2016 report issued by the Union Of Concerned Scientists. In this year’s… Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:47:09 GMT /local-news/2021-03-30/n-m-environmental-laws-what-passed-and-what-must-wait Khalil Ekulona /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/2021-03-24/think-tank-cap-storefront-loan-rates-during-special-session Storefront lenders offering payday loans or title loans are a quick way to get money for people who are often in dire straits financially. And it can be a… Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:00:15 GMT /local-news/2021-03-24/think-tank-cap-storefront-loan-rates-during-special-session Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2021-03-22/your-nm-government-roundhouse-update-3-22-21 The 2021 Legislative Session is now over... or is it? Lawmakers ended a whirlwind couple of months by passing 158 bills, but as always the time ran out on… Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:59:01 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-03-22/your-nm-government-roundhouse-update-3-22-21 Khalil Ekulona /npr-news/2021-03-19/your-nm-government-roundhouse-update-3-19-21 A lot of fireworks throughout the night and into the wee hours of the morning. All of that means we are in for a wild ride in the last day and a half of… Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:28:24 GMT /npr-news/2021-03-19/your-nm-government-roundhouse-update-3-19-21 Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2021-03-17/your-nm-government-roundhouse-update-3-17-21 A lot of the activity here in the last days of the session, not surprisingly, is focused on money matters. The first order of business each year is of… Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:42:18 GMT /kunm-news-update/2021-03-17/your-nm-government-roundhouse-update-3-17-21 Khalil Ekulona