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Your NM Government: Roundhouse Update | 3.18.21

March 19, 2021
Close-up of a hand holding a cannabis plant in front of a sky at sunset.

A late night/early morning helps push cannabis legalization legislation one step closer to the finish line. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-4 to advance House Bill 12 to the full Senate just after 1:30am this morning. That was after hours of amendments and debate, which will no doubt foreshadow an epic showdown when and if…

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Governor Asks President for Oil and Gas Relief

March 19, 2021
An oil drilling rig at work during sunrise.

March 19, 2021 – One of the first actions President Biden took upon taking office was to issue an Executive Order indefinitely pausing all new oil and gas leasing on public lands. This week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham sent the President a letter asking for relief on that front, although she stopped short of any…

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