List/Grid Author Archives: Dan Boyd / Journal Staff Writer
ABQ Lawmaker Proposes “Compromise” Measure on Film Rebates
New Mexico’s film incentive program could be tweaked to allow certain television shows filmed in the state to receive larger a tax rebate, under a bill introduced today by Rep.... Read more »
Panel OKs PRC Qualifications
SANTA FE - Setting the bar for future members of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission th ...
Senate Rules Committee Passes PRC Qualifications Bill 7-3
This year’s debate over how high to set the bar for eligibility to serve on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has begun. Members of the Senate Rules Committee voted... Read more »
Breaking: NM Gun Control Measure Stalls on 8-8 Vote
After nearly five hours of heated testimony and debate, a measure that would have required mandatory background checks for firearm purchases from gun shows or private vendors failed to advance... Read more »
Breaking: Spaceport Liability Measure Zooms Through Senate Committee
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee just voted 9-0 in favor of a bill that would expand legal liability protections for spacecraft manufacturers and suppliers, paving the way for a... Read more »
NM Dems Announce Legislative Jobs Package
Top-ranking Democratic state lawmakers this morning rolled out their plan to get the state’s economy back on track, calling their approach more far-reaching than the one unveiled last month by... Read more »
Retta Ward Appointed as New Department of Health Secretary
Gov. Susana Martinez today tabbed the state’s Aging and Long-Term Services secretary to fill a vacancy atop New Mexico’s largest agency, the Department of Health. Retta Ward will take over... Read more »
Rep. Brown Makes Good on Pledge, Unveils Revised Abortion Bill
One day after landing at the center of a national firestorm for her bill that some critics said would make it a crime for rape victims to have an abortion,... Read more »
