SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is sticking with a ban on direct public access to the Statehouse in favor of remote internet video access as legislators gather this week to rewrite the state budget. A divided Supreme Court rejected a petition Tuesday from nearly two-dozen rank-and-file lawmakers to keep the doors of the Legislature open to the general …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As New Mexico’s oil and gas industry struggles with lower prices and slowing production brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, some members of Congress and state officials are urging the U.S. Interior Department to allow operators to temporarily plugs wells until prices stabilize. U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small’s district includes part of the Permian Basin, one …
The state announced on Wednesday Lea County added one new case. The total brings the county to 34 cases since the coronavirus began being tracked by the N.M. Department of Health. In nearby Eddy County, with four new cases on Wednesday, it now has 42 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt county has 46 cases and Curry has …
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 47 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 12 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 2 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Lea County 12 new cases in McKinley County 1 …
The state announced on Monday Lea County added three new cases. The total brings the county to 32 cases since the coronavirus began being tracked by the N.M. Department of Health. In nearby Eddy County, it now has 38 cases. To the north of Lea County, Roosevelt county has 45 cases and Curry has 64. Northwest of Lea County, Chaves …
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is looking for policy fixes to prevent police violence in the wake of anti-racism and police reform protests that have swept across the nation and dotted her state. In a conversation with members of a yet-to-be-finalized council on racial justice, Lujan Grisham suggested deescalation training for state police. She also …
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 113 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 12 new cases in Bernalillo County 3 new cases in Chaves County 1 new case in Curry County 10 new cases in Doña Ana County 2 new cases in Eddy County 35 …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of New Mexico’s largest city is blaming small groups of what he called agitators for violence that broke out hours after hundreds of people gathered for a largely peaceful protest in downtown Albuquerque. Dozens of small fires were set, windows were broken and police officers say they were fired upon early Monday in front …
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The race for a swing U.S. House seat in southern New Mexico has seen a commercial using a cheerleader voice to mock one candidate. One hopeful has accused another of spreading false infidelity rumors. Ads say a candidate attended a San Diego pinata party on the taxpayers’ dime. Candidates have accused each other of lying …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is facing criticism for a jewelry purchase from a store in Albuquerque after she ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses. The governor’s office said the transaction was done remotely and didn’t violate the order. But Republicans are calling the behavior hypocritical and dishonorable, saying it exemplifies recent weeks of …
