Jeff Victor shares his conversation with Kim Barker. Ms. Barker will release a serial podcast tomorrow Feb 23. She has investigated the 1985 murder of Shelli Wiley, a murder she remembered from her teen years in Laramie. Ms. Barker relates
‘Don’t do it’: Utility responds to latest coal mandate
Teen mental health
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in the Senate Corporations Committee, Floor Leader Majority Floor Leader Larry Hicks (R — Baggs) moved that the bill be withdrawn from Corporations and sent to the Revenue committee.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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