Majority Floor Leader sends crossover voting to friendly panel
After 3-1 defeat in the Senate Corporations Committee, Floor Leader Majority Floor Leader Larry Hicks (R — Baggs) moved that the bill be withdrawn from Corporations and sent to the Revenue committee. That motion passed 19-12. The bill blocks switching
HB 65 on 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline Narrowly passes Senate Committee
Legislators voiced doubt that a — truly — suicidal person would bother to call a stranger. One House legislator said that were he ready for suicide he wouldn’t make the call. HB65 was proposed by the Joint (Interim) Revenue Committee.
Latina suffrage champion in NM now appears on 2022 quarters
Janet Yellen made the final choice for honorees for the Women’s Quarter Series. One honoree claims multiple suffrage achievements. Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was the first Latina — and Native American woman — to run for Congress and the first Latina
Would you like to join a LWV discussion group?
LWVUS offers a variety of interest (Google) groups that often have regular zoom meetings. A few of those groups are: LWVUS Immigration Discussion Group (140 members). The LWVUS adopted a position on immigration in 2006 following an in-depth study. This
HB4, “Medicaid for Moms” bill passed the House
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Chuck Gray’s Crossover Voting Bill dies, 3-1
HB 47 is “laid back” in the Senate before 3rd reading
Students are at risk of losing Medicaid CHIP $
Because “School districts are one of the few systemic ways you can get information to families,” schools can and should prepare to help. The federal legislation passed after the Uvalde, TX shooting helps schools help their students. The Bipartisan
Cherokee Nation’s US House Seat
This article reminds us that the US House seats more than 435 elected representatives from the 50 states. It also includes six non-voting seats that respect various agreements made in the 1800s through the early 1900s. The Cherokee Nation is