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New Mexico to end quarantine requirements for travelers

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials on Wednesday said they would be ending mandatory self-quarantine requirements for visitors and residents arriving in the state. The state Health De...

Legislators consider financial pandemic-relief measures

SANTA FE — New Mexico legislators pressed forward Wednesday with proposals for pandemic-related financial relief measures, including minimal-interest loans to small businesses that have been...

New Mexico lawmakers support school funding in Native areas

SANTA FE — A bill that would undo an education funding formula that disproportionately deprives Native American communities of school funds earned support Wednesday from members of the New M...

New Mexico employee accepts position in Biden administration

SANTA FE – A top human resources employee for New Mexico’s governor has stepped down after more than two years in the position to take a new role with President Joe Biden’s administration. ...

Few New Mexico schools rush to offer in-person classes

SANTA FE – Loosened restrictions on large-scale in-person learning programs in New Mexico public schools went into effect Monday after an 11-month ban, but few school districts were rushing ...

Democrats advance civil rights legislation in New Mexico

A bill is headed to the House floor for a vote that would open up state courts to a variety of civil rights claims against police agencies and local governments. A House committee...

Democrats defend online legislative work in New Mexico

SANTA FE — A top-ranked state legislator is defending the move to online committee hearings and other pandemic safety rules that allow only three legislators at a time on the floor of the ...

Marijuana producer may lose license after Santa Fe fire

SANTA FE — A medical marijuana producer is in danger of losing its license in the wake of a fire at a Santa Fe facility left two workers hurt. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Sa...

New Mexico red flag gun law seldom used to withdraw firearms

Similar law in Florida has been used thousands of times

New Mexico seeks to boost health insurance subsidies

SANTA FE – The administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is backing legislation that would expand subsidies to the state’s health insurance exchange for residents who don’t qualify for M...

New Mexico health officials cite results from vaccine

SANTA FE – State health officials sounded an optimistic note Wednesday about progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic amid a gradual increase in federal vaccine supplies to New Mexico...

New Mexico latest legislature to question emergency powers

SANTA FE – State legislators in New Mexico are putting forward bills to curb their governor’s public health emergency powers. On Wednesday, a Senate committee is considering a Rep...