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Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

Heat, drought make for miserable combination in Southwest

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s grim news for the western U.S. The latest maps show most of the southern half of the region is mired by drought, with extreme conditions centered over much of U...

Survey, focus groups aim to boost New Mexico competitiveness

ALBUQUERQUE – One of New Mexico’s largest economic development advocacy groups has launched an online survey to take the temperature of business owners and others on everything from taxes to...

New Mexico ACLU sues over inmate treatment amid pandemic

ALBUQUERQUE – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and a group of criminal defense lawyers claim in a lawsuit filed Monday that state officials aren’t doing enough to protect the...

New Mexico officials: Virus fight needs to be sustained

ALBUQUERQUE – Top New Mexico officials are elated that the state is meeting all of its benchmarks when it comes to addressing the coronavirus pandemic, but they warned Thursday that the rece...

New Mexico retirement board to study investment policies

ALBUQUERQUE – Policies that guide pension investments for New Mexico teachers and other educational retirees would have to change if the Educational Retirement Board wants to divest in priva...

N.M. governor opts for online start to school year

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday hit the pause button on reopening public schools this fall, meaning classes will be virtual at least through Sept. 7. ...

Atomic anniversary brings U.S. nuclear official to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration is in New Mexico this week as part of a nationwide tour of the federal government’s nuclear security operations. ...

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that they have been ordered to roll back indoor din...

New Mexico man facing new charge related to protest melee

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico prosecutors on Monday amended a complaint against a man who opened fire after a fight broke out as protesters tried to tear down a statue of a Spanish conquistador, ...

New Mexico restaurants bristle at rolling back indoor dining

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect Monday, and some restaurant owners aren’t happy that they’ve been ordered to rollback indoor dining. ...

U.S. nuclear lab investigates breach at plutonium facility

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials at one of the nation’s premier nuclear labs are investigating the potential exposure of employees to plutonium. Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed Mo...

Water diversions paused to ensure Rio Grande keeps flowing

ALBUQUERQUE – One of New Mexico’s largest drinking water providers will stop diverting water from the Rio Grande to help prevent the stretch of the river that runs through Albuquerque from g...