478 GRT Reform, Nuclear Facilities, Minimum Wage Bills, NM Ranks Low for Remote Work and more

Friday the 17th will mark one year since Gov. Lujan Grisham ended New Mexico’s mask mandate. A new, perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of the issue says mask mandates don’t work.

A bill to reform New Mexico’s GRT has been introduced and Gov. MLG supports it. Find out more about HB 367 here.

Legislation targeting nuclear storage facility passed the NM Senate.

HB 28 which would have indexed New Mexico’s minimum wage to inflation has failed. 

RGF has data highlighting the fact that NM’s Legislature has become increasingly partisan in recent years.

WalMart closing San Mateo store. Local activists are concerned about “food desert”. Paul and Wally discuss what is causing this and the fundamental issues at play.

A new report ranks New Mexico a mediocre 31st for remote work. 

Alamogordo Public Schools’ superintendent was recently put on leave for some remarks. Wally and Paul have the story here.

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