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Election revives recreational pot initiatives in New Mexico

SANTA FE – State legislators are rekindling efforts to open New Mexico to recreational marijuana production and sales, with an emphasis on economic opportunity amid the turmoil of the corona...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Legislature may meet in convention center amid pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are grappling with the public health risks of convening their next session in January amid surging statewide rates of coronavirus infections and deaths. ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrat says redistricting process will be fair, open

SANTA FE – A top-ranked Democrat offered assurances Friday that legislative districts will be redrawn in a “fair, open and transparent process” as the Legislature initiates the redistricting...

DATE: Nov 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election regulator optimistic about New Mexico vote count

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s top election regulator said Thursday she is optimistic that an uncertified tally of votes can be accomplished statewide within one or two days after Election Day, ami...

DATE: Oct 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. senator pivots from fugitive to reformer

SANTA FE – A state senator who fled home because of threatening phone messages after criticizing a protest against coronavirus restrictions said he plans to pursue reforms that make police m...

DATE: Oct 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico high court rejects GOP lawsuit on absentee ballots

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Tuesday by the state Republican Party alleging that partisan poll challengers are being unfairly denied oversight of the initial abse...

DATE: Oct 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Republican lawsuit alleges problems with absentee balloting in N.M.

SANTA FE, N.M. – The Republican Party says its election poll challengers in New Mexico are unfairly being denied oversight of the initial verification process for absentee ballots, in a laws...

DATE: Oct 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump group fends off financial disclosures

SANTA FE – Time is running out before Election Day as New Mexico election regulators push the political support group Cowboys for Trump to disclosure its financial backers. The ho...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Watchdog group cites interference at polls in Latino areas

SANTA FE – A voting rights group said caravans of flag-waving President Donald Trump supporters appeared to obstruct and intimidate voters at two polling location in predominantly ethnic-min...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Virus infections set new 1-day record in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico lost ground in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 as newly reported daily infections hit a record of 488. Three additional deaths from the pandemic we...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Northern New Mexico district to pick its first congresswoman

SANTA FE – The two major party candidates competing to become the first woman to represent a Democrat-dominated New Mexico district squared off in their first televised debate Thursday that ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico swing-district debate hinges on oil, border

SANTA FE – New Mexico GOP congressional challenger Yvette Herrell embraced President Donald Trump’s border-wall strategy and burnished an anti-abortion, pro-petroleum philosophy in a bid to ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News