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Santa Fe New Mexican
April 29, 2018
TAOS — A New Mexico judge is weighing arguments over public access to prime hunting territory after a bench trial several weeks long in Taos. ... At issue in state district court is whether roads used to access the White Peak area are considered historic roads open to the public or private ranching roads.
CleanTechnica
April 29, 2018
An American Jobs Project report has found that solar jobs in New Mexico could more than double by 2030. Projected growth of the New Mexico ... Obviously, having to utilize huge amounts of water for electricity production in a water-constrained region is a problem. Natural gas and coal are the leadingÃÂ ...
KOB
April 28, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A hiccup in a nationwide computer system caused some problems for New Mexico trying to get their driver's license or title. ... A spokesperson told KOB the problem stemmed from a network outage that had the service down for hours Thursday, and intermittently on Friday. NetworkÃÂ ...
Alamogordo Daily News
April 13, 2018
ALAMOGORDO – Strong winds blew through the Tularosa Basin Friday bringing in cooler weather from the northwest along with dust. The National Weather Service (NWS) on Thursday issued a high-wind warning for El Paso and Southern New Mexico due to potentially damage-causing winds. The windÃÂ ...
KRQE News 13
April 10, 2018
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) - A New Mexico cafe is offering one heck of a hamburger challenge. Jake's Cafe in Las Cruces, is issuing an "Open Heart Surgery Challenge" to any diner willing to take on the massive burger. The three-pound hamburger has nine slices of cheese, six ounces of green chile andÃÂ ...
KRQE News 13
April 3, 2018
Jannette Walker has seen the issue firsthand. Last week she had a close call. “Just the other day there was two pit bulls that got loose and killed one of my neighbor's baby goats,” Walker said. “Then (the dog) went after my donkey and tried to get her by the throat and chased her all over the pasture.”.
New Mexico Political Report
April 1, 2018
Since 2004, the Canadian River Riparian Restoration Project has been working, mile by mile, to reclaim the river and its floodplain in New Mexico. Supported by eight soil and water conservation districts, as well as state and federal agencies, the effort even receives money from the state of Texas. The workÃÂ ...
KRQE News 13
December 31, 1999
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) - A West Las Vegas School Board Member says New Mexico has a real opioid addiction problem, and he has an idea to try and curb it. He wants to drug test everyone from the superintendent and board members, to teachers and student athletes. "My idea is really just to create aÃÂ ...
KOB
December 31, 1999
“There is zoning that's creating problems that limit us from building casitas, from doing smart density, from doing fourplexes and duplexes, and finding other ways of smart, beautiful, character-rich urban living,” said Fischer. Fischer says he is already seeing some positive changes in New Mexico. He saysÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 17, 2018
... million each in spending on the problem in additional to the state funding. ___. Information from: Carlsbad Current-Argus, http://www.currentargus.com/. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tags: New MexicoÃÂ ...
KFDA
February 17, 2018
A former New Mexico state senator convicted of fraud, bribery and felony ethical violations stemming from allegations that he used his position for ... Defense attorney Thomas Clark told the courtroom that jail time would be the equivalent of a death sentence because of Griego's age and health problems.
U.S. News & World Report
February 17, 2018
Deborah Armstrong, who proposed the measure, said New Mexico could serve as a model if a state program were to be developed. The Albuquerque Democrat described the opioid crisis as a health issue that needs to be combated with evidence-based treatments that have proven benefits for users, theirÃÂ ...
Santa Fe New Mexican
February 17, 2018
The New Mexico State Land Office is taking bids again for the lease to take over the Garrett's Desert Inn property on Old Santa Fe Trail. Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn Jr. called off a deal with a hotel company last year to redevelop the site after he said the company was not able to show itÃÂ ...
News & Observer
February 16, 2018
The New Mexico Legislature pushed to shore up the criminal justice system and boost spending for education at the close a 30-day legislative session ... driving; toughen gun-possession penalties for violent felons and better address addiction and health issues among prison inmates as they are released.
Energy Collective
February 16, 2018
Only a tiny handful of the 400+ oil and gas companies in New Mexico report information on methane waste and pollution. This reporting gap indicates a huge lag in accountability. Given the state's poor regulatory framework on the issue of methane pollution, many New Mexico operators are getting a freeÃÂ ...
Environmental Defense Fund (blog)
February 14, 2018
Much is known about the methane pollution coming from New Mexico's oil and gas industry. Scientists studying methane emissions have found the nation's most concentrated cloud of methane shrouding the state's San Juan Basin. And since methane is the primary components of natural gas, we know theÃÂ ...
Carlsbad Current-Argus
February 10, 2018
“There is a significant issue in southeast New Mexico with roads because of the oil and gas industry, and the traffic it causes,” he said. “The governor has asked us to supplement where we can. I understand the argument down there.” Funding is a problem in all regions, Church said, as the state's economyÃÂ ...
KRWG
February 9, 2018
One issue that isn't often fully appreciated is that the official high school graduation rate includes those who complete a GED. There is more and more ... Targeted high quality early childhood programs can go a long way to help solve New Mexico's education problems. Carefully done studies of theseÃÂ ...
KOAT Albuquerque
February 8, 2018
This move would affect not only those employees and customers, but also the several care centers around the state that rely on Molina funding and support to help people with behavioral health issues. Molina said that it will fight the expected decision in court, but it is unable to win that battle, they will leaveÃÂ ...
ThinkProgress
February 8, 2018
Lawmakers, advocates, and New Mexico residents were outraged after an Albuquerque newspaper ran an offensive cartoon depicting immigrant “Dreamers” holding up a white ... Cartoonist Sean Delonas has come under fire before for other depictions that relied on crude stereotypes of political issues.
U.S. News & World Report
February 7, 2018
Law enforcement officials are disputing a report that has been released by an organization that tracks hate crimes and asserts that a New Mexico ... officials on Wednesday disputed a Southern Poverty Law Center report asserting that a gunman in a deadly New Mexico school shooting had been influencedÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 7, 2018
University of New Mexico assistant professor Christina Salas, right, meets with students from her biodesign class to discuss the Limitless Socket, a device the ... The Prime Suit: A tight-fitting suit with synthetic muscles that is worn beneath clothes and is designed to stabilize a person with balance issues.
Los Alamos Monitor
February 7, 2018
Connect New Mexico “The Next Generation of Leadership” encourages participants to cultivate new ideas and introduces participants to recognized leaders who provide insight into a wide range of issues and topics. In addition to the Connect New Mexico “The Next Generation of Leadership” Program,ÃÂ ...
Silver City Daily Press and Independent
February 6, 2018
“The biggest problem we face developing business in New Mexico is our state government hates business,” Pearce told the crowd of mostly business students. “They act like they hate business all the time. Intel came to New Mexico, to Rio Rancho. When Intel came it took them nine years just to get theirÃÂ ...
taosnews
February 5, 2018
For almost 30 years, New Mexico has maintained an iron grip on the bottom rung of key rankings. Why is it that even when the state makes improvements in education, health care or the economy, we barely budge? Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks the 50 states on issues of child well-being.
Radio World
February 5, 2018
A retired broadcast engineer and technical consultant to the New Mexico Broadcasters Association, he has found a solution to the problem with the .... by equally improving the integrity of the EAS delivery system for state and local emergency messages, the state of New Mexico has solved problems that stillÃÂ ...
Santa Fe New Mexican
January 27, 2018
But when it comes to children's issues, the Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count is the one that commands attention. Year after year, that report ... Between 2012 and 2016, New Mexico improved in eight of the 16 Kids Count measurements related to poverty, health, education and family and community.
PBS NewsHour
January 27, 2018
Sometimes, missing paperwork or administrative backlogs also can rob them of the freedom they've earned. The problem of in-house parole isn't unique to New Mexico. Numerous states have histories of holding inmates past their expected parole dates, with some responding to the issue with reforms.
New Mexico In Depth
January 26, 2018
More funding would help, but other issues also impede early ed in rural New Mexico ... Among them are a complicated application process for New Mexico PreK, a rigidity in licensing requirements, a resistance to mixed-age classrooms of 3- and 4-year-olds, and an issue bedeviling the whole state: aÃÂ ...
KRQE News 13
January 9, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A pair of lawmakers from different sides of the aisle offered specifics Tuesday on how they hope to tackle one of New Mexico's most pressing issues: crime. A day after Gov. Susana Martinez blasted lawmakers for not doing enough to curb the state's crime problem,ÃÂ ...
Santa Fe New Mexican
January 3, 2018
If anyone thought New Mexico could begin its research program on industrial hemp anytime soon, the state Supreme Court scotched that notion Tuesday. In a 3-2 ruling, the ... McSorley, along with a majority of lawmakers from both political parties, for years has fought Martinez on the hemp issue. McSorleyÃÂ ...
KOB 4
January 3, 2018
“Revenues earned on these particular sites support public schools, so it is vital that these lands are reclaimed so that they may generate revenue for New Mexico schoolchildren.” In Fiscal Year 2017 alone, crews removed more than 550 tons of waste from 11 caliche pits covering 114 acres of State TrustÃÂ ...
Casino Games Pro
January 3, 2018
The Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico financed the first major study in the way people in the region play and the results have the potential to reveal a lot about their mentality. Problem gambling is an issue which continues attracting the attention of experts in the industry around the world andÃÂ ...
KRQE News 13
January 3, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When some people talk about New Mexico, they talk about its beauty. Others know it for “Breaking Bad” or a thriving film industry. Now, it's getting a bad rap for its crime problem from famous rappers Nicki Minaj and Future in an explicit song, “You da Baddest.” NewÃÂ ...
Albuquerque Journal
January 3, 2018
Whether the legislation makes it onto the agenda for the upcoming 30-day session is unclear as New Mexico lawmakers will be focused on budget issues and whatever else Gov. Susana Martinez deems a priority. Utility officials are hopeful the financing mechanism will be debated as the clock is ticking forÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
January 2, 2018
The first major study in more than a decade of compulsive gambling in New Mexico is being commissioned by an association of American Indian tribes that ... that the industry-funded Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico is financing a study designed to combat problem gambling in New Mexico.
Santa Fe New Mexican
January 1, 2018
An association formed by American Indian gaming tribes is funding the first major study of problem gambling in New Mexico in more than a decade. ... The Responsible Gaming Association operates a 24-hour hotline for problem gamblers, produces educational materials on the issue, trains casino workersÃÂ ...
KUNM
December 25, 2017
Once operations begin, the base rent will increase to $107,222 per year. The Land Office says Cowboy Mesa's parent company, San Francisco-based Pattern Energy, has a portfolio that includes 20 renewable energy facilities. US Senate Approves New Mexico Wilderness Proposal – The Associated Press.
KOB 4
December 11, 2017
Officials say about 1,620 invasive feral hogs were removed from New Mexico in the five years since eradication began. ... Not native to New Mexico, the hogs are believed to have been first brought over from Europe in the 1500s when explorers were setting up future food sources in what was a desolate,ÃÂ ...
Santa Fe New Mexican
December 31, 1999
The state hasn't yet gotten back the more than 50,000 jobs it lost during the recession, making New Mexico one of only a few states that have yet to recover ... Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, a leader in the Legislature on economic development issues. .... Mitchell calls it a sort of chicken-and-egg problem.
Electric Light & Power
December 31, 1999
CORONA, N.M. (AP) — The State Land Office has issued a lease to a unit of a California-based energy company to build a wind farm on trust land in New Mexico. Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn announced the 50-year lease late last week, saying Cowboy Mesa has plans to construct and operate a plantÃÂ ...
Farmington Daily Times
November 7, 2017
The Glade Run Recreation Area consists of 19,000 acres between New Mexico highways 170, 574 and 516. The area is popular with mountain ...
Santa Fe New Mexican
November 7, 2017
The New Mexico Supreme Court said Monday it will consider an appeal by Gov. ... with broad bipartisan support and most deal with relatively arcane issues. ... When deciding to issue a stay, judges usually consider what is in ...
Albuquerque Journal
November 7, 2017
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico saw a slight increase in anti-Semitic incidents from January through September, though not as ...
News & Observer
November 7, 2017
A prominent Democratic candidate for New Mexico governor is outlining her economic agenda for the state. U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...
U.S. News & World Report
November 7, 2017
A U.S. court has sided with a New Mexico ranching family in a battle over ... The Office of the State Engineer, which handles water rights issues, ...
KCBD-TV
November 7, 2017
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A prominent Democratic candidate for New Mexico governor is outlining her economic agenda for the state. U.S. Rep.
lakepowelllife
November 7, 2017
Navajo Border Grows Along New Mexico ... (OPVP) became aware of an issue where Navajo families were unknowingly ... problem of checkerboard areas along the Navajo and New Mexico Border,” President Begaye said.
U.S. News & World Report
November 6, 2017
An appraisal expert says local governments in New Mexico's oil and gas country are ... "From a fairness standpoint, we have a huge problem here," said Sen. ... But the issue came to the Legislature because of concerns that ...
Santa Fe New Mexican
November 1, 2017
The share of New Mexico voters who disapprove of Martinez's job ... Legislature, meaning she will have little chance to get any of her agenda approved. ... Martinez already has signaled she will make this a central issue in the ...
