New Mexico governor demands changes to make horse racing drug-free By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is demanding that horse racing regulators make immediate changes to address the use of performance enhancing drugs at the state’s tracks and that they consult with Kentucky, California and New York on best practices to ensure drug-free …
Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The space …
New Mexico lifts debt-based suspensions of driver’s licenses for 100,000 residents SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s motor vehicle division has lifted the suspension of driver’s licenses for more than 100,000 residents under new anti-poverty legislation, officials announced Wednesday. Bipartisan legislation signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in March called for an end to the widespread practice of suspending …
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants By PAUL J. WEBER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican’s latest aggressive tactic to try to stop migrants from …
Nominations for Dixon Freedom Awards open For the News-Sun The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government is accepting nominations for the 2023 William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award — given to those who believe in government transparency at the state or local level — and who have made significant contributions to sunshine in our state. The honor recognizes the …
Not all repellents are equal – here’s how to avoid mosquito bites this summer (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Immo A. Hansen, New Mexico State University and Hailey A. Luker, New Mexico State University (THE CONVERSATION) Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the …
Virgin Galactic to send Italian researchers to space, then regular commercial flights By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that monthly commercial flights to the edge of space will begin for ticket-holders in August, following a research flight planned for the end of June. The space tourism company will be taking up a …
New Mexico set to roll out $690M in taxpayer rebates after budget surplus SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico expects to start distributing $690 million in rebates to eligible taxpayers as early as next week, state officials announced Monday as applications for a separate tax relief program opened. Any state resident who filed a 2021 state tax return and …
Protest derails planned celebration of 20-year ban on oil drilling near Chaco national park By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil …
New Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press COUNSELOR, N.M. (AP) — Members of the Navajo community have complained to Samuel Sage for years about the noise and vibrations that rattle their homes. They tell him about the dust kicked up by heavy trucks traveling the …
