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New device in New Mexico turns back clock on astronomy

SANTA FE – A newly forged steel instrument that can pinpoint the path of stars and planets across the night sky using the naked eye is a throwback to the years just before the advent of tele...

DATE: Jan 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Higher minimum wage among new laws in New Mexico on Jan. 1

SANTA FE – As 2020 arrives, New Mexico is raising its minimum wage, adding protections against surprise medical billing and allowing more people to remove their past criminal records from pu...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Medical insurance bypasses Native Americans in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Native Americans go without medical insurance at a much higher rate than other residents of New Mexico, a state-commissioned study has found as state health officials seek new str...

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico state senator found guilty of drunken driving

SANTA FE – New Mexico state Sen. Richard Martinez has been found guilty of aggravated drunken driving and reckless driving in connection with a June car crash, a state district court judge r...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

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