New Mexico House rejects paid family leave expansion, considers political deepfake regulation

Former New Mexico sheriff and current U.S. Senate candidate Manuel Gonzales III tells'Fox & Friends First' about his decision to join the Republican Party. New Mexico's Democrat-led House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bill Wednesday that would have guaranteed paid time off for workers to cope with serious illnesses or care for newborns and loved ones, amid concern about companies' opposition in an election year. The proposal failed 34-36 on a final vote that would have sent the bill to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, whose 2019 executive order established paid family leave of up to 12 weeks for state employees. Thirteen states and Washington, D.C. currently guarantee paid leave. New Mexico already requires employers to provide paid sick leave to workers under a 2021 law.