On Thursday’s episode of Let’s Talk New Mexico, journalists joined KUNM’s Jeanette DeDios to review what happened in the recent legislation session. Among the most notable bills to fail was the Clear Horizons Act. Jerry Redfern, a reporter with Capital & Main who covers the oil and gas industry, said the idea of the bill was to codify 2019 goals set by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to reduce greenhouse gas levels across the state.
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On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll discuss how this was the last regular session under Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and how her legislative priorities compared to what passed. We’ll also talk about what laws passed, including the first universal child care program in the country, medical malpractice reform, and immigration policy that blocks local ICE detention centers.
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The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said.
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As her final regular legislative session officially concluded, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gathered with Democratic House and Senate leaders Thursday afternoon for a news conference in which she praised leaders from both political parties for heeding her call of bipartisanship and passing high-priority legislation like medical malpractice reform and universal child care. -
The New Mexico Senate passed the Medical Malpractice Changes bill Tuesday night with only two votes against after arguing for almost three hours over ammendments eventually left off the bill. New Mexico has some of the highest malpractice payouts in the country, and House Bill 99 limits the damages awarded to about $900,000 for an independent provider and up to $6 million for a hospital.
