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March 25, 2019 at 9:25 am

New Mexico senator, conservationist won’t run again in 2020

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Senator Tom Udall announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2020, opening a secure Democratic seat to...

March 11, 2019 at 10:18 pm

New Mexico bill would create first state-run pot shops in US

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis...

March 8, 2019 at 9:09 am

New Mexico moves toward legalizing recreational marijuana

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico took a step toward legalizing recreational marijuana when its House approved a bill that would allow state-run stores...

Business

March 4, 2019 at 11:59 pm

New Mexico moves to expand background checks on gun sales

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Legislators sent a bill to expand background checks on private gun sales in New Mexico to the governor's desk Monday...

February 27, 2019 at 3:55 pm

Trapping-ban bill signals shift in attitudes toward animals VIEW

TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico could become the latest state in the American West to place major restrictions on wildlife trapping as frontier...

FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham talks after signing an executive order for state agencies to aggressive pursue strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Santa Fe, N.M. Grisham ordered the withdrawal of the majority of the state’s National Guard troops from the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in a move that challenges President Donald Trump’s description of a security crisis. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File) NYHK204 NYHK204

February 5, 2019 at 6:09 pm

New Mexico governor pulls National Guard troops from border

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico ordered the withdrawal of the majority of the state's National Guard troops from the U.S....

December 25, 2018 at 10:24 am

Chicano author, illustrator collaborate on animal adventure

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The 81-year-old author is often called a dean of Chicano literature. The illustrator is a younger muralist steeped in the visual...

Entertainment

November 8, 2018 at 5:28 pm

Female politicians gain ground in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico state House inched within four seats of gender balance with a surge in victorious female Democrats in...

Nation & World

October 9, 2018 at 9:56 pm

Libertarian says Trump, Democrats need a swing-vote senator

TUCUMCARI, N.M. (AP) — The nation rejected him in 2016 as an offbeat alternative to Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. The rest is not yet...

Nation & World

September 14, 2018 at 1:33 pm

Libertarian Senate candidate discloses cannabis investments

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson of New Mexico has disclosed personal financial interests in the cannabis sector that include stock...

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