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Special prosecutor steps down in case against Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor who doubles as a state legislator is stepping down from her role in the manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin in the death of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set.

DATE: Mar 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

New Mexico weighs tax credits for kids, electric vehicles

Goal is to put more money in the pockets of working parents, retirees and veterans

DATE: Mar 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in shooting

SANTA FE – Prosecutors announced Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was ki...

DATE: Jan 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico reelects Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

Ronchetti fell short on criticism of oversight of the economy, public education and child protective services

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Crime opens political lane for GOP in New Mexico

Ronchetti assails Lujan Grisham for ‘catch-and-release’ justice

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

False election claims overwhelm local efforts to push back

ESTANCIA, N.M. – Republican county commissioners in this swath of ranching country in New Mexico’s high desert have tried everything they can think of to persuade voters their elections are ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico governor pins reelection to support for abortion

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for abortion access in the second head-to-head debate of the campaign season with Repub...

DATE: Oct 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

1st debate highlights stakes in New Mexico race for governor

SANTA FE – A former television meteorologist is making his case to replace the Democratic governor of New Mexico, as the candidates prepare for a live-broadcast debate on Friday night. Repub...

DATE: Sep 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Groups: Retaliation after migrants report detention center

ESTANCIA, N.M. – Migrants held by U.S. authorities at a detention center in rural New Mexico have endured retaliation rather than aid after reporting unsanitary conditions at the government-...

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico candidate ends gun giveaway tied to $100 donations

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Republican nominee for secretary of state has removed an online campaign flyer that offered the chance to receive a firearm in return for $100 donations to her campai...

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico braces for exodus from Medicaid insurance

SANTA FE – New Mexico is bracing for a rapid exodus of up to 100,000 people from subsidized Medicaid health care next year as the federal government phases out special pandemic-era spending ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico previously bused migrants during Trump years

SANTA FE – When migrants overwhelmed cities and shelters in New Mexico in 2019, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham moved several dozen of them by bus from border communities to Denver, w...

DATE: Sep 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico