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Legislators consider financial pandemic-relief measures

SANTA FE — New Mexico legislators pressed forward Wednesday with proposals for pandemic-related financial relief measures, including minimal-interest loans to small businesses that have been...

Democrats advance civil rights legislation in New Mexico

A bill is headed to the House floor for a vote that would open up state courts to a variety of civil rights claims against police agencies and local governments. A House committee...

New Mexico red flag gun law seldom used to withdraw firearms

Similar law in Florida has been used thousands of times

New Mexico seeks to boost health insurance subsidies

SANTA FE – The administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is backing legislation that would expand subsidies to the state’s health insurance exchange for residents who don’t qualify for M...

New Mexico health officials cite results from vaccine

SANTA FE – State health officials sounded an optimistic note Wednesday about progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic amid a gradual increase in federal vaccine supplies to New Mexico...

Judge denies release of jailed Cowboys for Trump leader

SANTA FE – A federal judge denied bail Monday to jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin as he awaits trial on a charge involving the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, describing Griffi...

Cowboys for Trump leader seeks release from Washington jail

SANTA FE – Defense attorneys for jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin urged a federal judge Wednesday to release the New Mexico county commissioner and gun rights advocate as he awai...

Democrats push to enshrine abortion rights in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Democratic legislators are redoubling efforts to repeal New Mexico’s dormant, 50-year-old ban on most abortion procedures that could go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overt...

New Mexico leads nation in Medicaid health care enrollment

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has surpassed all other states in its reliance on Medicaid health care as the coronavirus wreaks economic havoc and shifts the way people receive health care...

Cowboys for Trump leaders seeks cover for financial backers

SANTA FE – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday from the jailed founder of Cowboys for Trump, tossing the effort to block or avoid possible financial disclosure requirements as a po...

High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday as it weighs whether the state must compensate businesses for losses because of temporary closures and other pandemic-r...

New Mexico Legislature seeks greater spending amid pandemic

Legislature seeks to increase spending on health care, education, salaries