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Albuquerque mayor pleads with lawmakers to help with crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller told a panel of state lawmakers Friday that they need to help New Mexico’s largest city deal with its persistent crime problems by clearing the way...

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico nursing shortage prompts call for more funding

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico didn’t have enough nurses even before the pandemic and nursing advocates renewed their push Thursday for lawmakers to boost funding to increase capacity at nursing s...

DATE: Jan 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

More fields could go unplanted under New Mexico water plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s top water adviser on Tuesday warned New Mexico lawmakers that snowpack runoff is expected to be grim this spring and that the arid state needs readily available tools so it can accommodate years with particularly slim supplies.

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico considers clampdown on violent criminal cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Mothers who lost their sons to violence in New Mexico testified Monday that something has to be done to keep suspects accused of brutal crimes behind bars ahead of their trials...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native American tribe, New Mexico ink water leasing deal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Native American tribe has agreed to lease more of its water to help address dwindling supplies in the Colorado River Basin, officials announced Thursday.

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Guard may help staffing shortages at New Mexico schools

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Thursday she’s considering seeking help from the National Guard to address COVID-19 staffing shortages at public schools, a move that could mark a first in the nation.

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico leaders aim to put wedge in revolving crime door

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is aiming to put a wedge in the revolving door that many have blamed for persistent violent crime and record homicides in the state’s lar...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque’s proposed vaccine mandate sparks debate

ALBUQUERQUE – The mayor of New Mexico’s largest city is telling thousands of municipal workers to prepare for a vaccine mandate in the coming weeks, but union leaders who represent Albuquerq...

DATE: Jan 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Former New Mexico spaceport CFO alleges fraud, retaliation

ALBUQUERQUE – The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he was forced to resign after raising concerns about finan...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico tribes concerned about plan to power nuclear lab

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Indigenous leaders are concerned about a proposed multimillion-dollar transmission line that would cross what they consider sacred lands. The transmission line plann...

DATE: Dec 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers want to study costs, benefits of public power

ALBUQUERQUE – More than a dozen New Mexico lawmakers are petitioning state utility regulators to study the potential costs and benefits of publicly owned electrical power for the state. The ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico urges caution for holidays amid virus threat

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials on Wednesday warned that COVID-19 transmission rates remain high across the state and they urged people to be cautious over the holiday weekend, ack...