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New Mexico banishes Trump ally from office for insurrection

SANTA FE – A New Mexico state district court judge on Tuesday disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in the in...

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

NAACP supports removal of Cowboys for Trump cofounder

SANTA FE – The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from public office, alleging that the Cowboys for Trump cofounder has sought to disenfranchise voters...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Study says future of New Mexico may include fewer people

SANTA FE – Flanked by booming economies and community growth, New Mexico is likely to watch its population count plateau in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and then slowly decline ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prison worker alleges retaliation for report of rodents

SANTA FE – A mental-health worker at a state prison in western New Mexico says she was harassed and threatened by superiors after reporting details of an apparent rodent infestation, under a...

DATE: Apr 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State pays $200,000 to inmate injured in 2017 prison riot

SANTA FE â€“ A prison inmate who survived having his throat slashed in a 2017 cell block riot has reached a financial settlement with the state of New Mexico to resolve accusations of neglig...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico among states grappling to reform policing

SANTA FE – In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and protests that followed, state lawmakers in New Mexico have eliminated police immunity from prosecution in state courts and enacted a f...

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico prepares to fight vaccine hesitancy in some areas

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials said Wednesday they are preparing to respond to pockets of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in some communities at the same time that overall interest in get...

DATE: Apr 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump founder appeals recall bid to high court

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) â€” Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court as he seeks to fend off an effort to recall him from office as a county commis...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Records: New Mexico governor settles harassment allegation

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s political committee has paid at least $62,500 to settle allegations by a former campaign employee who says he was sexually harassed by the...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor signs $7.4B state budget with pay bump

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that boosts state spending on public education, early ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats pick Melanie Stansbury to seek congressional seat

SANTA F – Democratic Party leaders have picked state Rep. Melanie Stansbury as the nominee to defend an Albuquerque-based congressional seat left open by newly confirmed Secretary of the Int...

DATE: Apr 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats narrow congressional nomination to two contenders

SANTA FE – Two state legislators advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination to defend an Albuquerque-based congressional seat left open by newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior D...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News