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Albuquerque retirement facility has 18 coronavirus cases

SANTA FE – A city health official says 18 residents of a retirement facility in Albuquerque have tested positive for the coronavirus. Mark DiMenna, deputy director of Albuquerque’...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State Supreme Court will mediate mail-in ballot dispute

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s Supreme Court said Wednesday it will referee a dispute over how to proceed with the state’s June 2 primary election without in-person voting to minimize public ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico election regulators want mail-in-only primary because of coronavirus

SANTA FE, N.M. – Local elections official petitioned the New Mexico Supreme Court for permission to conduct the June 2 primary election by mail, asserting that the coronavirus pandemic makes...

DATE: Mar 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health officials say New Mexico has its first coronavirus death

SANTA FE – New Mexico has its first coronavirus death. Health officials said Wednesday the man in his late 70s was hospitalized in Artesia on Sunday and died the same day. The sta...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus tests rural health networks in New Mexico

Only 55 intensive care beds are available across the state

DATE: Mar 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New coronavirus hits New Mexico, visiting actor

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s governor urged the Trump administration on Monday to help the state expand testing capacity for the new coronavirus as a positive test result by recently visiti...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico suspends K-12 classes for 3 weeks on virus fears

Health officials also banned mass gatherings that involve 100 or more people

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor signs budget amid coronavirus worries

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham trimmed $100 million in infrastructure projects as she signed a $7.6 billion annual general fund budget Wednesday that makes major new inves...

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico conventions set primary lineups for Congress

POJOAQUE, N.M. – Candidates for Congress and an open Senate seat are undergoing the first test of their political might as the Democratic and Republican parties of New Mexico hold statewide ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico bolsters supplies for coronavirus testing

SANTA FE – New Mexico health authorities said supplies have arrived to allow rapid testing for coronavirus infection as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed confidence in the state’s prepar...

DATE: Mar 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor to sheriffs: Enforce gun law or resign

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a “red flag” gun bill Tuesday that will allow state district courts to order the temporary surrender of firearms, and she urged sheri...

DATE: Feb 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

First complaint filed with New Mexico ethics commission

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s fledgling State Ethics Commission said Monday it has received its first complaint without disclosing its contents or who it involves. The commission in Jan...

DATE: Feb 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News