/tags/gail-chasey Gail Chasey en-US Copyright Wed, 22 May 2024 19:24:32 GMT /local-news/2024-05-22/four-progressives-vie-to-replace-gail-chasey-nm-house-district-18-dem-primary After 27 years in the state House, New Mexico Rep. Gail Chasey (D-Albuquerque) is retiring, and four Democratic candidates are vying for her Nob Hill-area District 18 seat in the primary election. With the four progressives sharing similar political ideals, their varied backgrounds have emerged as a focal point of the campaign. Wed, 22 May 2024 19:24:32 GMT /local-news/2024-05-22/four-progressives-vie-to-replace-gail-chasey-nm-house-district-18-dem-primary Nash Jones /local-news/2023-07-28/new-mexicans-who-call-the-nicotine-quitline-are-out-of-luck New Mexicans who call 1-800-QUIT-NOW, a program to help people kick nicotine products, are being turned away. Local organizations doing smoking prevention work say the state has also told them to stop their projects. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 23:59:22 GMT /local-news/2023-07-28/new-mexicans-who-call-the-nicotine-quitline-are-out-of-luck Nash Jones /local-news/2023-02-27/election-reforms-sprint-ahead-in-the-nm-legislature Bills aiming to create broader and safer participation in New Mexico elections continued to move swiftly in both chambers of the Legislature Monday. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:40:41 GMT /local-news/2023-02-27/election-reforms-sprint-ahead-in-the-nm-legislature Nash Jones /local-news/2023-02-22/nm-house-endorses-expanding-voting-rights-and-ballot-access Democratic sponsors of the New Mexico Voting Rights Act say more people would be registered to vote and have access to the ballot were it to become law. Many Republicans argued on the House floor late into the night Tuesday that certain provisions could compromise election security. The House backed the bill after three hours of debate. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:14:45 GMT /local-news/2023-02-22/nm-house-endorses-expanding-voting-rights-and-ballot-access Nash Jones /local-news/2023-02-01/taking-redistricting-away-from-lawmakers-gets-mixed-reaction-from-both-parties A resolution that would ask voters whether to change New Mexico’s constitution so that state lawmakers no longer draw their own voting districts is moving forward in the legislature with bipartisan support. But the proposal to create an independent redistricting commission also has detractors in both parties. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:56:12 GMT /local-news/2023-02-01/taking-redistricting-away-from-lawmakers-gets-mixed-reaction-from-both-parties Nash Jones /local-news/2022-12-19/lawmakers-to-consider-taking-redistricting-out-of-their-own-hands A bill that aims to establish an independent redistricting commission to limit lawmakers’ role in drawing their own maps is expected to be introduced next month. Its sponsor, Rep. Natalie Figueroa, says it’s a necessary next step in removing politics from New Mexico’s process. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:25:46 GMT /local-news/2022-12-19/lawmakers-to-consider-taking-redistricting-out-of-their-own-hands Nash Jones /local-news/2022-08-24/advocates-present-data-to-state-lawmakers-that-being-unhoused-is-dangerous-to-health-safety Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless’s Rachel Biggs told the legislature’s Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee Monday that investing in housing can keep people with extremely low incomes from committing or being victims of crime. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:53:44 GMT /local-news/2022-08-24/advocates-present-data-to-state-lawmakers-that-being-unhoused-is-dangerous-to-health-safety Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2022-07-28/lawmakers-and-corrections-officials-debate-prison-mail-access Since February this year, people in prison in New Mexico have not been able to receive physical mail. Correspondents must write to an address in Florida, and inmates receive scanned versions of most letters, after processing by a private company. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 02:40:36 GMT /local-news/2022-07-28/lawmakers-and-corrections-officials-debate-prison-mail-access Alice Fordham /local-news/2022-02-16/voting-rights-provisions-move-forward-as-part-of-another-bill-as-session-nears-end After a bill expanding voting rights in New Mexico got hung up on the Senate floor, a version of it remains alive as the 30-day legislative session nears its end. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:47:01 GMT /local-news/2022-02-16/voting-rights-provisions-move-forward-as-part-of-another-bill-as-session-nears-end Nash Jones /local-news/2022-02-09/independent-redistricting-commission-moves-closer-to-ballot The question of whether to have an independent commission, rather than lawmakers, redraw the state’s legislative maps has advanced out of its first committee. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:42:16 GMT /local-news/2022-02-09/independent-redistricting-commission-moves-closer-to-ballot Nash Jones