/tags/law-changes Law Changes en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:24:34 GMT /local-news/2024-07-01/new-mexico-health-care-authority-and-other-july-1-laws Several laws passed in the last two New Mexico legislative sessions went into effect Monday, July 1. They range from establishing a new state agency to shoring up election funding and the public safety workforce. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:24:34 GMT /local-news/2024-07-01/new-mexico-health-care-authority-and-other-july-1-laws Nash Jones /local-news/2022-06-30/new-laws-impacting-new-mexico-schools-take-effect-july-1 A total of 23 New Mexico laws go into effect Friday, July 1. Most were passed in this year’s legislative session, though some were signed into law in 2020 and 2021. About 20% of the now-effective laws directly impact schools and those who work for and attend them. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 01:58:18 GMT /local-news/2022-06-30/new-laws-impacting-new-mexico-schools-take-effect-july-1 Nash Jones /local-news/2022-01-21/amid-packed-legislation-session-governor-pushes-for-cannabis-law-changes Amid a packed legislative session with a record surplus of state revenue and plans to tackle climate change and improve education and public safety, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has officially called on the state legislature to make some changes to current cannabis laws. ¾ÅÉ«Íø's Morning Edition host Bryce Dix talked with New Mexico Political Report's Andy Lyman to add some context on how lawmakers might alter the Cannabis Regulation Act. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:26:03 GMT /local-news/2022-01-21/amid-packed-legislation-session-governor-pushes-for-cannabis-law-changes Bryce Dix