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Cowboys for Trump leader seeks release from Washington jail

SANTA FE – Defense attorneys for jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin urged a federal judge Wednesday to release the New Mexico county commissioner and gun rights advocate as he awai...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Democrats push to enshrine abortion rights in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Democratic legislators are redoubling efforts to repeal New Mexico’s dormant, 50-year-old ban on most abortion procedures that could go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overt...

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico leads nation in Medicaid health care enrollment

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has surpassed all other states in its reliance on Medicaid health care as the coronavirus wreaks economic havoc and shifts the way people receive health care...

DATE: Jan 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cowboys for Trump leaders seeks cover for financial backers

SANTA FE – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday from the jailed founder of Cowboys for Trump, tossing the effort to block or avoid possible financial disclosure requirements as a po...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday as it weighs whether the state must compensate businesses for losses because of temporary closures and other pandemic-r...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico Legislature seeks greater spending amid pandemic

Legislature seeks to increase spending on health care, education, salaries

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New year brings new oversight of vaping, rising in minimum wage to New Mexico

SANTA FE – State authorities are increasing oversight of tobacco and e-cigarette businesses to prevent child access with the start of the new year, at the same time that a new statewide mini...

DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico seeks court’s protection from business lawsuits

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s governor and top health officials are trying to fend off a flurry of lawsuits by businesses owners who say financial losses caused by the state’s pandemic health orde...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Economists predict rebound in New Mexico government income

SANTA FE — State economists are predicting a rebound in New Mexico state government income for the fiscal year that starts in July 2021, on top of a multibillion-dollar financial reserves, a...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislators say virus shouldn’t delay them

SANTA FE – Leading Democratic lawmakers pressed forward this week with efforts to hold a legislative session in January 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies and members of a legislat...

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Election revives recreational pot initiatives in New Mexico

SANTA FE – State legislators are rekindling efforts to open New Mexico to recreational marijuana production and sales, with an emphasis on economic opportunity amid the turmoil of the corona...

DATE: Nov 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

N.M. senator pivots from fugitive to reformer

SANTA FE – A state senator who fled home because of threatening phone messages after criticizing a protest against coronavirus restrictions said he plans to pursue reforms that make police m...

DATE: Oct 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News