Bernalillo County invites young job seekers to connect with employers, explore career opportunities, and gain valuable job search skills at the 2025 Youth Job Fair, happening on from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center, 2008 Larrazolo Road SW. The free event, hosted in partnership with the New Mexico
BIOSCIENCE INVESTMENT ACT HURDLES OVER OBJECTIONS, HEADS TO HOUSE After protracted debate over definitions and meanings as well as a “friendly” floor amendment tightening up conflict-of-interest issues, the Senate sent Senate Bill 119 to the House on a vote of 26-15. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Martin Hickey (D-Bernalillo) to ramp up New Mexico’s
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SENATE FINANCE GIVES ‘DO-PASS’ TO RACKETEERING BILL, SENDS IT TO FLOOR On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee heard Senate Bill 70, Add Racketeering Crimes, sponsored by Sen. Craig W. Brandt (R-Sandoval). The bill amends the Racketeering Act to include 11 additional crimes within the definition of “racketeering”; defines “criminal gang” and creates two felony crimes
SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT, $500M TAX INCREASE ROCKETS OUT OF COMMITTEE Say what? Yep, the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee gave a 7-4 nod of approval to House Bill 548, sponsored by Reps. Nathan Small (D-Doña Ana) and Meredith Dixon (D-Bernalillo). This late-introduced bill (it was introduced right at the bill introduction deadline) seeks to impose
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SENATE PASSES PUBLIC SAFETY PACKAGE House Bill 8, the “public safety/crime package,” passed the Senate today on a strong bipartisan vote of 38-3 after four hours of debate and several attempted amendments by Republicans that failed. Sen. Crystal Brantley (R-Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra & Socorro) summed up the GOP’s feelings about the
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HOUSE APPROVES MAJOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BILL, SENDS IT BACK TO SENATE After three hours of debate and an attempted amendment, the House sent Senate Bill 3 back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments on a vote of 44-23. Both chambers must agree on exactly the same version of a bill. SB 3 was amended
