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New Mexico may pioneer public financing of lower-court campaigns

SANTA FE – New Mexico could become the first state to offer public campaign financing to candidates seeking to serve as judges in general jurisdiction courts that handle the bulk of criminal...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill advances to exempt New Mexico from time changes

SANTA FE – New Mexico would eliminate twice-annual seasonal time changes under a bill endorsed Friday by the New Mexico state Senate. On a 22-18 vote, the Democrat-led Senate appr...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico may discipline, fine workers who release records

SANTA FE – State employees could be fired or fined up to $5,000 for identifying people who receive public benefits or for releasing information about an individual’s immigration status, nati...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

High court rejects ‘warrior gene’ defense as unreliable

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction Friday against a man who claimed a “warrior gene” made him predisposed to impulsive acts of violence. In a unanimous ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Draft New Mexico budget would boost salaries, school spending

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s state government is likely to deliver a jolt of one-time spending amid the pandemic while boosting sustained funding for health care and public education under a newl...

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico House speaker responds to ethics complaint

SANTA FE – Democratic House Speaker Brian Egolf said a recent ethics complaint against him is an effort to distract him from work as a legislator. Egolf made the comments Thursday...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico foresees more state income from oil in short run

SANTA FE – A rebound in oil and natural gas prices is changing the outlook for state government finances in New Mexico as the Legislature drafts a spending plan for the coming fiscal year. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amid pandemic, New Mexico forges path to legal cannabis

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are sprinting amid the pandemic to come up with a framework for regulating and taxing recreational marijuana after voters ousted key opponents of pot legali...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico legislators advance bill aimed at allowing recreational pot

SANTA FE – Legislators advanced a proposal Monday to legalize recreational marijuana across New Mexico and lift the state’s tight restrictions on production for its medical marijuana program...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Abortion-rights bill wins decisive vote in New Mexico Senate

SANTA FE – A bill to shore up abortion rights in New Mexico by repealing a dormant ban on most abortion procedures won Senate approval on Thursday, clearing a crucial hurdle in a 25-17 vote....

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats cap damage awards in police accountability bill

SANTA FE – A bill that would strip police officers of immunity from civil rights lawsuits in state court is being rewritten to cap potential damage awards at $2 million, in a concession to c...

DATE: Feb 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health officials cite results from vaccine

SANTA FE – State health officials sounded an optimistic note Wednesday about progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic amid a gradual increase in federal vaccine supplies to New Mexico...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News