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New Mexico senator fights drunken driving charges at trial

SANTA FE – The trial of a prominent Democratic state senator on drunken and reckless driving charges on Monday delved into police body camera video of a watery-eyed politician in apparently ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico senator fights drunken driving charges at trial

SANTA FE – State prosecutors highlighted video footage of an influential Democratic New Mexico state senator wearing urine-stained shorts as he struggled with a field sobriety test, at the o...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Saudi college student arrested on gun charge in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A Saudi Arabian student at the University of New Mexico was arrested Friday by federal authorities on accusations of illegal possession of a firearm as a student visa holder after...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico utility regulators weigh costs of coal phase-out

SANTA FE – Miners, environmentalists and utility customers weighed in Monday about the future of a major coal-fired power plant in New Mexico and a disputed financial plan to shutter the fac...

DATE: Dec 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Retired government workers decry pension-solvency proposal

SANTA FE – An advocacy group for retired public employees assailed core provisions of a pension reform proposal in defiance of recommendations by the governor, at a legislative hearing Wedne...

DATE: Dec 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Petition seeks medical marijuana for ailing household pets

SANTA FE – New Mexico is considering whether to extend its medical cannabis program to dogs with epilepsy and people with attention deficit disorder. Petitions for new qualifying ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico may form hate-crimes unit after Texas massacre

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s top prosecutor urged lawmakers Tuesday to fund a new investigative unit to guard against hate crimes and bolster cybersecurity in response to the August mass shooting...

DATE: Nov 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Taxpayer money, state endorsement fuels Meow Wolf expansion

SANTA FE – The arts-based entertainment company Meow Wolf continues to leverage public incentives and subsidies in its home state of New Mexico as it prepares to expand to major U.S. cities,...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico’s top court examines ‘warrior-gene’ defense

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court debated Monday whether a murder defendant should have been allowed to introduce evidence that he has a genetic predisposition to violence. ...

DATE: Nov 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Advocates for students revive lawsuit against New Mexico

SANTA FE – School districts and parents revived litigation Wednesday that accuses the state of failing to provide a sound education to vulnerable children from minority communities, non-Engl...

DATE: Oct 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico wants language, cultural training for teachers

SANTA FE – New Mexico wants its public schools to become more attuned to the culture and languages of a heavily Hispanic and Native American population as it presses forward with fundamental...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Secretary of state quits 2020 Democratic bid for U.S. Senate

SANTA FE – An unrivaled path to the 2020 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate emerged Tuesday for Rep. Ben Ray Luján after his only challenger quit the race to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Uda...

DATE: Oct 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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