Susan Montoya Bryan
Position: The Associated Press

Report: Oil boom to continue, more infrastructure needed

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is expected to keep growing at a record pace, resulting in more revenue for the state and billions of dollars in new infrastructure investment...

Lawsuit by owner, trainer targets New Mexico horse racing

ALBUQUERQUE – A horse owner and a trainer from Texas filed a lawsuit claiming officials in New Mexico are failing to follow their own policies and regulations in overseeing the state’s multi...

New Mexico’s new energy law prompts legal challenge

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s new landmark energy law is facing its first legal challenge as a coalition of environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed a petition Monday with the sta...

Virgin Galactic reveals futuristic outpost for space tourism

UPHAM, N.M. – Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this remote spot in the New Mexico desert. The once-empty hang...

New Mexico governor says EPA failing to protect public health

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect public health and the environment by not helping with a legal battle ...

Lawmaker: Expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing

ALBUQUERQUE – A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallo...

New Mexico, Colorado get fired up over hot peppers

ALBUQUERQUE – “It’s on!” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’s ready for a culinary duel with her neighbors to the north after the governor of Colorado proclaimed on s...

New Mexico regulators chart course for coal plant closure

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators on Wednesday decided on a course for how they will handle a major utility case that marks the beginning of the end for coal-fired electricity generation i...

New Mexico, Colorado get fired up over hot peppers

ALBUQUERQUE – “It’s on!” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’s ready for a culinary duel with her neighbors to the north after the governor of Colorado proclaimed on s...

New Mexico governor delivers progress report for first 6 months

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says her administration inherited many challenges when she took over at the beginning of the year and her goal is to rebuild the capacity of...

New Mexico governor: Senator should ‘do the right thing’

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday no one is above the law and that she and the rest of the state’s residents believe elected officials should be held to a higher...

Groups appeal ruling over Santa Fe forest thinning plans

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists went back to court Monday in hopes of putting the brakes on plans to thin thousands of forested acres in the mountains bordering Santa Fe. Wild Wat...