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Cheap gasoline syphons riders from New Mexico commuter train

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s distinctive commuter rail line cuts a breathtaking path through Native American tribal lands, past silhouetted mountain ranges and swaths of cottonwood trees along th...

DATE: Jul 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor sets her own agenda at GOP convention

SANTA FE – A testy and guarded relationship between Donald Trump and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez shows little sign of change as she and other GOP delegates make their way to the Republic...

DATE: Jul 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico redraws Medicaid cuts to hospital, dentists

Emergency room visits increasing

DATE: Jul 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor criticizes Trump

Martinez disagrees with comments about judge

DATE: Jun 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sanders seeks backers in heavily Hispanic New Mexico

SANTA FE – Sen. Bernie Sanders made a fiery appeal Friday to Democratic voters in New Mexico to help boost his campaign’s momentum going into the final round of state primaries, acknowledgin...

DATE: May 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sanders seeks out Democrats with 2-day New Mexico swing

SANTA FE – Sen. Bernie Sanders made a fiery appeal Friday to Democratic voters in New Mexico to help boost his campaign’s momentum going the final round of state primaries, acknowledging he ...

DATE: May 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico looks to limit spending on Medicaid

SANTA FE – Health care workers are raising concerns about closed-door meetings as New Mexico forges a plan to rein in spending on Medicaid by about $400 million under a new state budget. ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Open records: N.M. lawmakers rarely use work email

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislative leaders rarely, if ever, communicate by work email and keep private the details of breakfast and dinner appointments with industry and special interest grou...

DATE: Mar 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. endorses spending cuts, targeted pay increases

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law a $6.2 billion state budget plan for the coming fiscal year that reins in spending and draws down reserves to cope with plummeting ...

DATE: Feb 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. gets extension on ID rules

SANTA FE – New Mexico has been given an extension until October to meet tougher federal identification requirements for driver’s licenses after the state Legislature approved new rules for i...

DATE: Feb 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico moves to cut budget amid oil bust

SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico slashed revenue projections for this year and next by a quarter-billion dollars because of low oil and natural gas prices and took initial steps Saturday t...

DATE: Feb 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$4.4B sits idle in N.M.

Auditor finds unused funds

DATE: Feb 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News