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More than a week after a contentious special legislative session, New Mexico’s governor still has not signed the single piece of legislation lawmakers sent to her desk.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s first public safety town hall is tonight in Las Cruces. While some members of the public are seemingly unaware of the community discussion, community organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, plan to attend.
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New Mexico’s U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez are both asking President Joe Biden to suspend his presidential campaign and allow another candidate to step in.
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Just more than a month after the destruction of South Fork and Salt fires in the Ruidoso area, the federal government has agreed to provide temporary housing, state officials said Wednesday.
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If U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert gets her way, she will be the next Interior Department secretary in another Donald Trump administration.
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June in New Mexico was significantly wetter than usual, according to a federal drought status update released Tuesday. While the extra moisture provided some short-term drought relief, the National Integrated Drought Information System predicts a drier end to the monsoon season.
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The New Mexico Legislature is set to convene in the City Different later this week for a special session called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to address criminal competency, among other issues.
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The lead detective in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust" is likely to be on the stand for most of Friday at Alec Baldwin 's involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, as prosecutors try to cast the movie star as a reckless cavalier with a gun in his hand and the defense seeks to portray him as a working actor just doing his job.
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Alec Baldwin 's defense attorney questioned a crime scene technician over what he suggested were shoddy and subpar searches for the live ammunition that ended up in the actor's revolver and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an "unspeakable tragedy" but that "Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting." Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson said in her opening statement that before the shooting, Baldwin skipped safety checks and recklessly handled a revolver. Plus, a flood watch is in effect through this evening for parts of northern New Mexico, including Las Vegas, and officials there are urging residents to continue conserving limited water.
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Jury selection got off to a slow start Tuesday in a Santa Fe courtroom at the involuntary manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin in the shooting of a cinematographer. Plus, more than 150 Ruidoso residents were forced to flee from flash flooding that affected large portions of the village.
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The New Mexico Health Care Authority announced Monday that New Mexicans affected by the South Fork and Salt fires may be eligible for food benefits under their Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.