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Kintigh makes his charge against the state film program
Rep. Dennis Kintigh (R-Roswell) will try to get his bill that calls for an elimination of the New Mexico film program through the House Labor and Human Resources Committee tomorrow afternoon (Jan. 27)....
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As expected, the House Labor and Human Resources Committee tabled a bill introduced by Rep. Dennis Kintigh (R-Roswell) that called for the elimination of the state’s film subsidy program. The vote fell...
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Gov Martinez says you’ll soon have to show a passport for domestic flights...
Gov. Susana Martinez says if the state does not pass a bill this legislative session revoking driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, New Mexicans would have to show their passports in order to board...
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Corruption bill tabled, but it may not be dead
Rep. Nate Gentry (R-Albuquerque) in the House Labor and Human Resources Committee A bill aimed at toughening penalties for public corruption offenses in New Mexico was tabled in committee on Thursday...
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Driver’s license bills tabled in committee … but could be back for a ‘blast’
The arguments were much the same from both sides and the result — at least in committee — was the same: The latest incarnations of bills to rescind New Mexico’s law that grants driver’s licenses to...
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Employee Preference Act introduced: “Personal freedom” or “union busting”?
“EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE”: Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, says HB351 is a matter of ‘personal freedom’ It figures to face an uphill battle in the Democratically-controlled New Mexico legislature but...
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Drunk or stoned on the job? You can still get workers’ comp
STUCK IN NEUTRAL: A bill aimed at preventing employees who injure themselves on the job if they abuse alcohol or drugs has been effectively killed in the New Mexico House of Representatives. New Mexico...
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Get drunk, get hurt, get paid: NM lawmakers trying to fix workers’ comp loophole
DRUNK ON THE JOB: In New Mexico, workers can test positive for drugs and alcohol but still qualify for workers’ comp if they injure themselves on the job. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA...
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Injured on the job while drunk? You still get workers comp benefits in NM
WORKING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: For the third straight year, a bill banning workers compensation benefits to employees in New Mexico who injure themselves on the job while impaired was tabled in...
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