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New Mexico is among states with some of the least restrictive firearms laws in the country. Being part of the Intermountain West, New Mexico is home to a strong gun culture, which is reflected in New Mexico's constitution and gun laws. State laws governing the possession and use of firearms include those in New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30 ...
In March 2022, New Mexico Environment Department was announced to receive modest bumps to their budgets from the state's general fund. [7] The agency has 550 employees throughout our main offices in Santa Fe and 22 district offices state-wide.
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission or PRC is an independent agency created by the New Mexico Constitution. It is charged with regulating "...electric, natural gas, and water utilities, as well as telecommunications and motor carriers, to ensure fair and reasonable rates, and to assure reasonable and adequate services to the public." [1 ...
Dec. 28—The New Mexico Environment Department is moving forward in its efforts to outline rules for recycling water amid a megadrought. The agency is asking a state water division to approve its ...
Dec. 5—A new federal environmental rule aiming to reduce methane emissions produced by the oil and gas industry bears a resemblance to standards New Mexico enacted in recent years. Environmental ...
Cannabis in New Mexico is legal for recreational use as of June 29, 2021. A bill to legalize recreational use – House Bill 2, the Cannabis Regulation Act – was signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 12, 2021. The first licensed sales of recreational cannabis began on April 1, 2022.
The section of the first emergency order suspending the right to carry in public read as follows: (1) No person, other than a law enforcement officer or licensed security officer, shall possess a firearm, as defined in NMSA 1978, Section 30-7-4.1, either openly or concealed, within cities or counties averaging 1,000 or more violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year since 2021 according to ...
The Senate Chamber of the New Mexico State Capitol. The New Mexico Legislature is a bicameral body made up of the 70-member New Mexico House of Representatives and the 42-member New Mexico Senate. The New Mexico Constitution limits the regular session to sixty calendar days, and every other year it is thirty days.