Stuff you need to know, 2.2.23

“House panel discusses big changes to Game and Fish management”
by Nathan Brown, The Santa Fe New Mexican, republished in NM Political Report
January 29, 2023

House Bill 184, which would change the way seats are allocated on the New Mexico Game Commission by getting rid of the current system of districts and creating seats for specific groups such as conservationists and hunters, made it out of the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on a 6-3 vote last Saturday. House Bill 183, which would abolish the Game and Fish Department and turn it into a division within the Energy, Mineral and Natural Resources Department, stalled on a 5-5 vote, with one Democrat joining the Republicans to oppose it.

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“House committee blocks crime package sponsored by Rehm”
by Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican, republished in NM Political Report
February 1, 2023

A package of legislation introduced by a former police officer known for his tough-on-crime proposals was blocked Tuesday by Democrats on the New Mexico House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee. The measures would have protected merchants from being sued for stopping shoplifters; imposed a life sentence for a person convicted of a third felony; created a felony charge of using a firearm during a drug deal; and enhanced penalties for possession of fentanyl.

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Diana Tittle
Diana Tittle

Diana Tittle, a member of the board of Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project, was the editor of the Sierra County Sun, the Citizen's precursor. A former resident of Truth or Consequences who now lives part-time in northern New Mexico, she spent her 42-year professional career in Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer and editor, book author and publisher and publishing consultant. She is the recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Literature.

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  1. This is why I hold my nose when I vote Democratic (Google “Manny Aragon, who was the most powerful person in the NM Senate for decades). But I do vote for the Dems. I know the Republicans never make it any better when they’re in power.

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