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New Mexico weighs rules for community solar program

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico utility regulators have nearly a year to create a new set of rules for governing community solar projects in the state, but utilities say they’re already being flood...

DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Man linked to 5 killings in 2 states faces more charges

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Jersey man accused of killing four people in two states was charged Tuesday with the death of an Albuquerque man whose decomposed remains were found along with those of t...

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico rolls out same-day voter registration program

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democrat-backed efforts to expand voter access in New Mexico are coming to fruition, with the rollout of same-day voter registration this month.

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico poverty pilot sends millions to poorest schools

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials will send $15 million to 108 of the state's most impoverished schools as part of a pilot program passed into law earlier this year. The Public Educ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Military veteran runs for New Mexico governor as Republican

SANTA FE – Investment adviser and West Point graduate Greg Zanetti of Albuquerque says he’ll seek the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico in next year’s election. In a news rele...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque officer involved in 4 shootings over 6 years

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque police officer who fatally shot a man two months ago during a domestic dispute call had shot three other people in earlier incidents. Police Chief Harold Medina ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico seeks reforms at unemployment agency

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vowed Friday to replenish the state’s indebted unemployment insurance trust fund with federal relief money to avoid future tax increases to...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Governor settled harassment claim to focus on pandemic

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday defended her handling of accusations of harassment by a former campaign spokesman that resulted in a financial settlement of at least $62,500 in payments from her political campaign, explaining that the pandemic demanded her attention.

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pandemic ruling: State not obligated to compensate business

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is no constitutional or statutory requirement to compensate businesses for financial losses because of emergency public health orde...

DATE: Jun 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Alert warns of poor air quality because of smoke from wildfires

ALBUQUERQUE – Residents of western and central New Mexico are being warned that air quality is being diminished by large amounts of smoke from wildfires in Arizona and southwestern New Mexic...

DATE: Jun 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Forecasters warn of hot temperatures for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters with the National Weather Service said Tuesday that New Mexico is in for a stretch of hot weather. They warned that a heat advisory may be needed for parts of east...

DATE: Jun 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico