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Governor unveils public safety legislative agenda for 2024 session

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SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled her public safety legislative agenda at the State Capitol on Jan. 12.

"This is, without a doubt, the largest and most comprehensive public safety package in our state’s history,” she said. “Gun violence is a significant contributor to the cycles of crime in our...

Governor releases FY2025 executive budget recommendation

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SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the FY2025 executive budget recommendation on Jan. 4. The budget totals $10.5 billion in recurring spending, a 9.9% increase from the last fiscal year. The executive recommendation will maintain reserves at 34.2%. The budget directs meaningful investments in key areas including housing, education, child wellbeing, public safety, health care, economic development, and water and natural resources.

“Because of our historic – but prudent – investments made over the last few years in New Mexico in everything from small businesses to hospitals, childcare to college, free school meals to law enforcement, the future of our state is brighter...

Naa’bik’íyáti’ Committee approves legislation to override presidential veto of virtual attendance resolution

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The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Naa’bik’íyáti’ Committee approved Legislation No. 0255-23 to override President Buu Nygren’s veto of a resolution allowing for virtual attendance at chapter meetings on Dec. 28.

Legislation sponsor and Chairman of the Health, Education, and Human Services Committee, Council Delegate Vince James, said that Legislation No. 0255-23 does not mandate that chapters allow virtual attendance.

“It gives each chapter the right to choose whether or not they will allow virtual attendance and adopt their own virtual meeting policies,” James said. “The intent is to provide chapters with an additional resource to address issues like meeting quorum...

Nygren, Lundstrom talk key Navajo Nation, N.M. issues

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — To address upcoming issues that could impact Navajos living on the New Mexico side of the Navajo Nation, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren held a meeting with New Mexico State Rep. Patty Lundstrom.

The discussion, on Dec. 19, primarily revolved around the opposition to planned gun bills that were expected to be introduced during an upcoming 30-day special session.

Nygren heard Lundstrom voice potential concerns over proposed gun legislation. Both leaders emphasized the importance of preserving the rights of Navajo citizens while maintaining public safety.

Lundstrom said for citizens living in rural New Mexico, making gun laws that control guns was “a bad...

Leger Fernández advocates for art in appointment to IAIA board

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Dec. 14.

“Art provides a vital pathway to learn, discover, and appreciate culture, identity, and heritage,” Leger Fernández said. “My first visit to the IAIA was decades ago when it was in a small space in Santa Fe, doing big things.  Now it occupies a vibrant campus with dormitories, film studios, graduate students, and inspiring spaces that inspire the artists that inspire all of us.”

The congresswoman’s...

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