PORTALES, N.M. (AP) — A school bus failed to yield at an intersection east of Portales and collided with a tractor-trailer, resulting in injuries to seven students and the drivers of both vehicles, according to authorities. New Mexico State Police said one student suffered severe injuries in Wednesday morning’s crash and was airlifted to a Texas hospital for treatment. Six …

State of the Judiciary 2023 Regular Session Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Noon House Chamber Remarks by Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon Welcome and Introductions: Lieutenant Governor Morales, Speaker of the House Martinez and President Stewart, Majority and Minority leaders of the House and Senate, distinguished members of the Legislature, my colleagues on the New Mexico Supreme Court and throughout the …

Good afternoon. Thank you Mr. Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Speaker, Madam Senate Pro Tem, distinguished senators and representatives. It is a privilege to be with you today. I also want to recognize United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland—a proud daughter of New Mexico and an outstanding steward of our nation’s public lands and natural beauty—as well as Congresswoman Teresa …

Andy BrosigNews-Sun Dee Ann Kimbro, who owns two downtown Lovington businesses, has a simple plea for state Democratic lawmakers who want to link the New Mexico minimum wage to inflation to provide potentially automatic increases: “Don’t do that,” she said Thursday. “Please.” Draft bills from state Reps. Miguel Garcia, D–Albuquerque, and Christine Chandler, D–Los Alamos, were published Wednesday that would …

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading New Mexico legislators recommended a billion-dollar increase Thursday in annual state spending to expand preschool access and increase mandatory classroom instruction time at K-12 public schools. The budget proposal would increase general fund spending by 12%, or just over $1 billion, to $9.4 billion for the fiscal year that …

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for abortion access in the second head-to-head debate of the campaign season with Republican nominee Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday night. Lujan Grisham returned repeatedly to her advocacy for legal access to abortion procedures, also touching on her …

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hitched her reelection campaign squarely to support for abortion access in the second head-to-head debate of the campaign season with Republican nominee Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday night. Lujan Grisham returned repeatedly to her advocacy for legal access to abortion procedures, also touching on her …

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Easing rules around online betting would help ensure the survival of New Mexico’s horse racing industry as it faces intensifying competition for attention from gamblers in the state and around the world, a top racing official told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday. New Mexico law prevents residents from betting …

For the News-Sun MIDLAND, Texas — Permian Strategic Partnership brought the total company membership to 19 with the addition of Kinetik and Water-Bridge Resources this week. “We are thrilled to welcome Kinetik, WaterBridge and their respective board members Matt Wall and Jason Long to our team,” said Tracee Bentley, president and CEO of the PSP. “These companies bring tremendous talent and …

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin from holding public office for engaging in insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. State District Court Judge Francis Mathew issued a ruling Tuesday that permanently prohibits Griffin from holding …