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Tipoffs for Albuquerque, New Mexico (Public Policy) Newsletter for Friday March 08, 2024 ( 2 items )  

ACLU-N.M.: NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT MUST PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING MEDICATION TO INCARCERATED PEOPLE
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release: As a result of a settlement approved by a federal district court Monday, incarcerated people with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the custody of the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) will now be able to continue taking buprenorphine, a medication for opioid use disorder, when they enter NMCD custody. The settlement resolves a lawsuit against NMCD, Corrections Secretary Ali  more

Groups Applaud Gov. for Standing Up for New Mexicans, Vetoing Low-Producing Oil and Gas Well Tax Exemption
EUGENE, Oregon, March 7 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on March 6, 2024, with 28 organizations: Gov. Lujan Grisham has line-item vetoed a tax exemption in House Bill 252 that would have effectively forced taxpayers to pay "stripper well" operators' costs to comply with the state's methane waste and ozone precursor rules, rules designed to protect the climate and public health.The 29 New Mexico civic and environmental groups who formally urged the gover  more