This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susan Morée A bill to increase the amount of money lawyers receive for worker’s compensation cases passed unanimously on Monday in the House […]
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New Mexico’s housing costs, homelessness worse than other states
While virtually all U.S. states struggle with housing affordability and homelessness, the situation in New Mexico is worse than most. A few examples: The median price for a new home is $440,000 — a price that’s unaffordable for 82% of New Mexicans. Median rent is up 60% (versus 27% nationally) and homelessness is up 87% […]
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New Mexico’s housing costs, homelessness worse than other states
While virtually all U.S. states struggle with housing affordability and homelessness, the situation in New Mexico is worse than most. A few examples: The median price for a new home is $440,000 — a price that’s unaffordable for 82% of New Mexicans. Median rent is up 60% (versus 27% nationally) and homelessness is up 87% […]
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How fears surrounding lithium-ion battery storage are leading to increased opposition
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover The Moss Landing battery storage fire in California has added kindling to the fears that energy storage projects — at least […]
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How fears surrounding lithium-ion battery storage are leading to increased opposition
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover The Moss Landing battery storage fire in California has added kindling to the fears that energy storage projects — at least […]
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PFAS restrictions clears its first committee
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover Rep. Joanne Ferrary, D-Las Cruces, held up a bottle of fabric protectant on Saturday during a House Energy, Environment and Natural […]
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PFAS restrictions clears its first committee
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover Rep. Joanne Ferrary, D-Las Cruces, held up a bottle of fabric protectant on Saturday during a House Energy, Environment and Natural […]
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Proposal to unlink credit scores from car insurance rates rolls forward
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susan Morée A bill to prevent potential discriminatory car insurance rates passed by a 6-2 vote on Wednesday. HB 80, Personal Insurance Credit […]
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Proposal to unlink credit scores from car insurance rates rolls forward
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Susan Morée A bill to prevent potential discriminatory car insurance rates passed by a 6-2 vote on Wednesday. HB 80, Personal Insurance Credit […]
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Billionaire-backed think tank that pushed homeless crackdowns elsewhere hires veteran NM lobbyists
by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As New Mexico lawmakers mull huge reforms to the state’s criminal justice and behavioral health systems, a billionaire-backed think tank has jumped into the fray. The Cicero Institute is a Texas-based, conservative think tank established by Joe Lonsdale, the billionaire co-founder of data mining and defense tech company Palantir, […]