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New Mexico moves to cut budget amid oil bust

SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico slashed revenue projections for this year and next by a quarter-billion dollars because of low oil and natural gas prices and took initial steps Saturday t...

DATE: Feb 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. official blasts EPA over Gold King spill

‘When storm events occurred, the sediment was remobilized’

DATE: Feb 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico state revenues plunge on low energy prices

SANTA FE – New Mexico slashed estimates for revenue growth during the coming year by $200 million based on sustained low oil and natural gas prices, upending spending plans as New Mexico’s L...

DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some call New Mexico governor Susana Martinez‘anti-immigrant’ over ID law

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has urged immigration reform and asked candidates to tone down their rhetoric amid strong anti-immigration sentiment from some fellow Republicans, ...

DATE: Jan 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: New Mexico charter schools cost more, perform same

SANTA FE – Rapidly expanding charter schools in New Mexico are spending more per student with similar academic results to traditional public schools, state program analysts told lawmakers on...

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico first to issue plans to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King Mine spill

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico plans to sue the federal government and the owners of two Colorado mines that were the source of a massive spill last year that contaminated rivers in three Western ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Antique maps weather both good times and bad

Dealer has navigated Santa Fe art world for 30 years

DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge to weigh venue change in Albuquerque police trial

ALBUQUERQUE – Attorneys for two former Albuquerque police officers charged in the on-duty shooting death of a homeless man in 2014 argue that unprecedented media attention stands to compromi...

DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. governor emphasizes policing, teachers in budget

SANTA FE – In the wake of a string of high-profile violent crimes and staffing concerns within the state’s prison system, Republican Gov. Susana Martinez called for putting more money toward...

DATE: Jan 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque homicides up 53 percent in 2015

Spurs calls for tough sentencing for repeat offenders

DATE: Jan 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico official: Illegal to keep names of marijuana producers secret

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says health officials would be running afoul of open-record laws by withholding the names of those who apply to be licensed medical ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News