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State Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Friday November 08, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Albuquerque: Vague City Charter Amendment Proposals Pass
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 8 -- Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * City concerned implications of the ballot measures were unclear. * * * The two measures that were on the 2024 ballot to amend the City Charter both passed. One would have changed the way chiefs of police and fire are hired and fired, the other would have changed the way separation of power disputes between a mayor and city council are handled. The language on the ballot d  more

N.M. Gov. Grisham Declares Emergency in Response to Winter Storm
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued two statewide emergency declarations this week that unlocks $1.5 million in state funding to support state agencies responding to the winter storm blanketing much of New Mexico. "This declaration gives the state more resources to continue supporting local responders as this major snowstorm persists," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. "I tha  more