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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Tuesday June 29, 2021 ( 3 items )  

Environment America: Oregon Poised to Become Eighth U.S. State to Go 100 Percent
PORTLAND, June 28 -- Environment America issued the following statement: * * * A bill committing electricity providers to deliver 100 percent clean power to Oregon customers by 2040 passed both the House and Senate of the Oregon State Legislative Assembly on Saturday. If the policy is signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown, Oregon will become the eighth state in the United States with a legislative commitment to 100 percent clean or renewable electricity, joining Hawaii, California, Washington, Ne  more

Former American Society of Radiologic Technologists President Selected for Executive Staff Leadership Role
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 29 (TNSPer) -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists issued the following news release: Former ASRT president, Melissa Pergola, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), FASRT, previously Melissa Jackowski, has been selected to become executive vice president of governance and public policy for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the professional association that represents more than 156,000 medical imaging and radiation therapy practitioners. Dr. Pergola brings  more

New Mexico's Cannabis Regulation Act Takes Effect Tuesday, Officially Legalizing Possession & Home Grow, Sales to Follow in 2022
SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 29 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following statement: * * * With the New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act becoming law tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29, Emily Kaltenbach, Senior Director for Resident States and New Mexico for the Drug Policy Alliance, released the following statement. "After decades of people being arrested for simply possessing cannabis or growing a few plants, New Mexicans are finally able to exhale. "Although sales won't occur until 2022, New M  more