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New Mexico creates new council to address cases of missing and slain Native Americans
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is creating a new advisory council that will be charged with implementing a state plan for responding to cases of missing or slain Native Americans, with top state officials vowing Tuesday that the work will lead to more people being found and families gaining...
New Mexico makes interim head of state's struggling child welfare agency its permanent leader
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The temporary head of the New Mexico's embattled foster care and child welfare agency has officially been given the job, the governor said Monday. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Teresa Casados has been appointed permanently as secretary of the Children,...
Native American advocates seek clear plan for addressing missing and murdered cases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are calling out New Mexico’s Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that was charged with crafting recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities. The Coalition to Stop...
New Mexico energy regulator who led crackdown on methane pollution is leaving her post
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A top state regulator of the petroleum industry in New Mexico who helped implement new restrictions on methane pollution and waste is leaving her post at year's end, the governor's office announced Thursday. Sarah Cottrell Propst is ending her five-year tenure...
New Mexico revisits tax credits for electric vehicles after governor's veto
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The administration of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham used a legislative hearing Monday to outline new priorities for state credits toward the purchase of electric vehicles that would aid low-income residents as well as small businesses. Taxation and...
Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to drugs skip subsidized treatment, study says
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Most New Mexico families with infants exposed to illicit drugs, marijuana and alcohol in the womb have been forgoing subsidized addiction treatment and other voluntary support services since the state's shift in 2020 that halted automatic referrals to protective services, a...
Australian hydrogen company outlines US expansion in New Mexico, touts research
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An Australia-based company plans to build a campus in New Mexico to expand its research into hydrogen fuel as a heat source for industry, touting a proprietary chemical process without greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen-technology research and developer Star...
New Mexico governor heads to Australia to talk with hydrogen businesses
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor is traveling to Australia to attend a hydrogen summit in hopes of meeting with manufacturing companies that might have an interest in expanding to New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's trip comes after New Mexico and its partners...
New Mexico governor: state agencies must switch to all-electric vehicle fleet by the year 2035
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Monday directing state agencies to switch to an all-electric vehicle fleet within the next 12 years. Lujan Grisham also said she intends to pursue tax credits for electric vehicles during the...
Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico's largest metro area. The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects...
