New Mexico leaders pay tribute to civil rights icon Dolores Huerta following her death at 96

By Joshua Bowling | Senior Reporter

Good morning, everyone. It’s Thursday. Yesterday, New Mexico leaders mourned the death of Dolores Huerta, the civil rights icon and native New Mexican. Several members of New Mexico’s federal delegation and lawmakers in the state Legislature described her as both a mentor and a friend. We spoke with some of the state’s leaders who knew Huerta well about her legacy. We also continued our Capitol coverage of proposals for the upcoming legislative session, which begins in January, from advancing New Mexico’s climate goals to streamlining the process for undocumented crime victims to obtain visas. You’ll find these stories and more below and online at sourcenm.com. Thanks for reading.

New Mexico leaders pay tribute to civil rights icon Dolores Huerta following her death at 96

On Wednesday, New Mexico leaders paid tribute to legendary civil rights activist and United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, a native New Mexican, who died at her home in California at the age of 96.

New Mexico immigrant advocates, police to propose streamlined visa process for undocumented victims

New Mexico immigrant advocates and law enforcement leaders on Wednesday told state lawmakers they plan to reintroduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session in January that would streamline the process for undocumented crime victims to obtain visas.

New Mexico lawmaker seeks to scrutinize insurers’ ‘catastrophe models’ used to deny home coverage

A New Mexico lawmaker on Wednesday previewed a bill she said will shed more light on how insurance companies use sophisticated “catastrophe” modeling to justify canceling an increasing number of policies in wildfire-prone areas of the state.

New Mexico environment secretary urges lawmakers to advance outgoing governor’s climate agenda

As Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s final term nears its end, her environment secretary this week asked state lawmakers to spend the upcoming legislative session continuing to advance her administration’s climate goals, particularly those relating to water and air quality.

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