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New Mexico sets priorities for who gets first vaccine doses

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 5, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s initial batch of 17,500 vaccine doses from drug maker Pfizer is slated to go to medical facilities and long-term care centers with an emphasis on people within those facilities who have high or medium exposure to the virus, the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday. States across the country are drafting …

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Next for Biden: Naming a health care team as pandemic rages

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 3, 2020
in :  National/World News, State/Regional News
2,900

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. It’s hard to imagine more consequential picks. Already one prominent candidate to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has faded from the scene. New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was offered another Cabinet post — interior secretary …

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State announces Red to Green system for counties and COVID-19

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 27, 2020
in :  State/Regional News, Uncategorized
4,900

Here is the Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s latest orders on COVID-19 restrictions to start Dec. 2:   State announces tiered ‘Red to Green’ system for N.M. counties in next phase of COVID-19 response Framework enables counties to reopen further when meeting key health metrics SANTA FE – In an effort designed to provide local communities the flexibility to operate more …

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New Mexico Legislature passes $330 million virus relief bill

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 25, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
3,613

SANTA FE — New Mexico legislators have voted by a wide margin to pass a $330 million coronavirus relief bill that will send checks directly to out-of-work residents next month, provide grants to small businesses and increase funding for food banks and COVID-19 testing, but ignored calls to send money to hard-hit essential and front-line workers. The largest appropriation of …

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Netflix to expand production hub in New Mexico

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 25, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
3,174

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Netflix plans to establish one of the largest production hubs in North America with an expansion of its existing studio complex in New Mexico and a commitment to an additional $1 billion in production spending, government and corporate leaders announced Monday. Ten new stages, post-production services, offices, mills, backlots and other infrastructure would be added to …

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New Mexico wary of oil downturn as agencies trim budgets

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 18, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
1,725

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators kept a wary eye Tuesday on trends in oil prices and production as the number of active drilling rigs and new wells has plummeted from pre-pandemic levels, threatening a crucial source of state income amid the coronavirus pandemic. A report from the budget and accountability office of the Legislature found that drilling for …

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Top Democrat says Congressional District 2 will be redrawn after GOP win

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 6, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
2,482

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A day after Republicans won back New Mexico’s only conservative-leaning congressional district, a top state Democrat said its boundaries will be redrawn in redistricting that will be guided by super majorities in the Democrat-controlled Legislature. New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf, an architect of the state’s progressive Democratic wing, made the announcement Wednesday after GOP nominee …

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Herrell wins congressional seat

By Hobbs News-Sun
November 4, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
1,940

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is sending an all-female U.S. House delegation to Congress, including a Republican who defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in what was one of the most watched races in the nation. The contest between former state lawmaker Yvette Herrell and the first-term Democratic congresswoman was a 2018 rematch that was decided by turnout. …

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Carlsbad to consider future of its New Mexico State campus

By Hobbs News-Sun
October 27, 2020
in :  Education, State/Regional News
2,473

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — This city has assembled a task force to consider the future of its New Mexico State University Carlsbad campus, including the possibility of operating as an independent university. The university system removed the president position in August from its Carlsbad and other branch campuses, leaving one executive with authority over all three, Mayor Dale Janway said, …

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Pros and cons to constitutional amendments on the November ballot

By Hobbs News-Sun
October 9, 2020
in :  State/Regional News
7,832

The following constitutional amendments questions will appear on all ballots for the General Election on November 3, 2020 as well as pros and cons for the amendments from the N.M. Secretary of State’s office: Constitutional  Amendment 1 PROPOSING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CONSIST OF THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR …

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