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New Mexico enjoys revenue windfall, as economists warn of uncertain future
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mind-blowing is how legislative analysts describe New Mexico’s budget numbers, saying during a briefing Thursday that projected revenues have been outpacing previous spending at levels never seen before. Still, they warned members of the revenue and tax...
New Mexico lawmaker Christine Trujillo to resign end of June
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State Rep. Christine Trujillo says she plans to resign from the New Mexico House of Representatives at the end of June. The Democrat, who represents Albuquerque, made the announcement Saturday. The Bernalillo County Commission will appoint a new...
Grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with election interference in shootings at lawmakers' homes
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A failed political candidate has been indicted on federal charges including election interference in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday. ...
New Mexico convenes law enforcement commission to disrupt organized crime
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor announced a new effort to confront organized crime Wednesday by convening a specialized commission of local prosecutors and leading law enforcement officials. Organized crime in New Mexico has recently spurred the adoption of criminal...
New Mexico Supreme Court issues opinion to provides guidance about pretrial detention
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court issued an opinion Monday providing guidance to district courts in deciding pretrial detention requests from prosecutors and clarifying when the judiciary can deny bail under the state’s no-money bail system. The justices...
'Rust' weapons supervisor wants charges dropped in Alec Baldwin shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Attorneys for the weapons supervisor on the New Mexico film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer asked a judge Thursday to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge, as Baldwin's was last month. The motion filed in Santa Fe County court...
New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and its Democratic governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, a challenge that comes as the nation's No. 2 oil-producing state rides a wave of record revenue from drilling in one...
Vermont bans owning, running paramilitary training camps
Vermont on Monday made it a crime to own or operate paramilitary training camps in the state after Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation introduced in response to a firearms training facility built without permits that neighbors called a menace. Violators face up to five...
Governor of New Mexico sees progress on health, poverty
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham provided an exuberant overview Friday of her approach to improving public health during a second term in office, touching on initiatives ranging from children's nutrition to reproductive health care and the regulation of oilfield...
Wearing red, Indigenous families honor missing relatives
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native Americans whose relatives have gone missing or been killed wore red on Friday, a color synonymous with raising awareness about the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who have been victims of violence. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples...
