RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered he mayor of the small city of Grants on Thursday to comply with a health order and stop nonessential businesses from reopening. The court issued its ruling just hours after Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a petition seeking an order following Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks move to let …

GRANTS, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of a small New Mexico city and several dozen supporters rallied Monday as he encouraged business owners in his community to defy the governor’s lockdown order that shuttered nonessential shops to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Grants Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks vowed in defiance last week to allow all small businesses to reopen. …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of the small western New Mexico of Grants announced Thursday that he will allow small businesses to reopen next week, in defiance of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order that shuttered nonessential to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks said he’s giving businesses permission to reopen on Monday and is ordering the …