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Final Legislative Action from the 2021 Session

April 19, 2021
Front view of the New Mexico Roundhouse.

April 16, 2021 – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had until April 9 to sign or veto legislation passed during the 2021 regular and special sessions. The Line opinion panel looks at the governor’s final decisions and examines whether Zoom access to committee meetings is here to stay – and what tradeoffs are inherent in adopting…

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Bill-Signing Week for Governor

April 9, 2021
Close-up of a sculpture in front of the Santa Fe Roundhouse depicting two groups of children tugging on each other.

April 9, 2021 – The Line opinion panel zeroes in on the bills being signed (and not) by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Friday marks the deadline for the governor to approve legislation. Anything not signed, vetoed or singled out for a line-item veto is automatically vetoed after that. The governor put her name to numerous…

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