Saturday, November 16, 2024

Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square and was invited to the White House to meet the president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square and was invited to the White House to meet the president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square and was invited to the White House to meet the president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trump cowboy seeks 2nd act in politics after Capitol breach

TULAROSA, N.M. (AP) — He rodeoed in a Buffalo Bill-style Wild West show, carried his message on horseback from the Holy Land to Times Square and was invited to the White House to meet the president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Democrats seek momentum in lopsided US House victory

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration's prescription's for economic recovery, as voters rebuffed Republican overtures across Albuquerque's heavily suburban and Latino political landscape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Democrats seek momentum in lopsided US House victory

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration's prescription's for economic recovery, as voters rebuffed Republican overtures across Albuquerque's heavily suburban and Latino political landscape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Democrats seek momentum in lopsided US House victory

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration's prescription's for economic recovery, as voters rebuffed Republican overtures across Albuquerque's heavily suburban and Latino political landscape.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday as it weighs whether the state must compensate businesses for losses due to temporary closures and other pandemic-related restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday as it weighs whether the state must compensate businesses for losses due to temporary closures and other pandemic-related restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments as it weighs whether the state must compensate businesses for losses due to temporary closures and other pandemic-related restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico Legislature seeks greater spending amid pandemic

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's state government would increase general fund spending by 4% and devote new resources to health care and public education amid the coronavirus pandemic, under a detailed budget proposal announced by leading state legislators on Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico governor seeks new spending on health, education

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is recommending a 3.3% increase in state general fund spending in the coming fiscal year to devote more to public education and health and workplace safety programs, as authorities grapple with the economic hardships and mounting death toll of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico governor seeks new spending on health, education

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is recommending a 3.3% increase in state general fund spending in the coming fiscal year to devote more to public education and health and workplace safety programs, as authorities grapple with the economic hardships and mounting death toll of the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico's top state Senate Democrat outlines priorities

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top-ranked state senator said Friday that Democrats will push for direct financial relief to low-income, front-line workers who have borne the brunt of the pandemic — an idea already championed by minority Republicans — during the upcoming legislative session.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico's top state Senate Democrat outlines priorities

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top-ranked state senator said Friday that Democrats will push for direct financial relief to low-income, front-line workers who have borne the brunt of the pandemic — an idea already championed by minority Republicans — during the upcoming legislative session.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

State GOP says election tarnished democracy, faces criticism

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Steve Pearce said Thursday that democracy has been tarnished by unanswered questions about the 2020 vote count. But he stopped just short of repeating President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

State GOP says election tarnished democracy, faces criticism

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Steve Pearce said Thursday that democracy has been tarnished by unanswered questions about the 2020 vote count. But he stopped just short of repeating President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

High court weighs whether state should compensate businesses

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — In final written arguments published Thursday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration urged the state Supreme Court to reject demands that businesses be compensated for losses linked to pandemic-related public health orders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico evacuated Statehouse amid pro-Trump protests

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Statehouse was largely evacuated on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered peacefully outside the building and violence broke out in the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico evacuated Statehouse amid pro-Trump protests

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Statehouse was largely evacuated on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered peacefully outside the building and violence broke out in the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump challenge to election reverberates in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's top elections official wants a federal court to dismiss a challenge by President Donald Trump of absentee voting procedures involving ballot drop boxes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump challenges to election reverberate in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's top elections official is urging a federal court to dismiss a challenge by President Donald Trump of absentee voting procedures for ballot drop boxes. She also wants Trump's campaign to be sanctioned for pursuing meritless litigation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Legislators eye minimum sick leave, anti-discrimination law

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators unveiled initiatives on issues ranging from minimum sick-day requirements as a precaution against contagions in the workplace to halting discrimination based on hair styles and rights to clean air and water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Legislators eye minimum sick leave, anti-discrimination law

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators unveiled initiatives on issues ranging from minimum sick-day requirements as a precaution against contagions in the workplace to halting discrimination based on hair styles and rights to clean air and water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New year brings new oversight of vaping, student debt

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State authorities are increasing oversight of tobacco and e-cigarette businesses to prevent child access with the start of the new year, at the same time that a new statewide minimum wage takes effect on Jan. 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

New year brings new oversight of vaping, student debt

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State authorities are increasing oversight of tobacco and e-cigarette businesses to prevent child access with the start of the new year, at the same time that a new statewide minimum wage takes effect on Jan. 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic, historic election top New Mexico's 2020 headlines

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From lockdowns in tribal communities to the economic and social fallout reverberating through every facet of life in New Mexico, the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines in 2020.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic, historic election top New Mexico's 2020 headlines

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From lockdowns in tribal communities to the economic and social fallout reverberating through every facet of life in New Mexico, the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines in 2020.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic, historic election top New Mexico's 2020 headlines

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From lockdowns in tribal communities to the economic and social fallout reverberating through every facet of life in New Mexico, the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines in 2020.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Vaccines reach COVID-ravaged Indigenous communities

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being administered in Native American communities from the desert highlands of New Mexico to a coastal fishing tribe outside Seattle as the federal government and states rush to protect one of the most vulnerable U.S. populations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Vaccines reach COVID-ravaged Indigenous communities

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being administered in Native American communities from the desert highlands of New Mexico to a coastal fishing tribe outside Seattle as the federal government and states rush to protect one of the most vulnerable U.S. populations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico electors support Biden, as GOP sues to invalidate

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic electors in New Mexico cast their votes for Joe Biden on Monday as the Democratic president-elect cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory, amid new local protests and objections by Republicans to the voting process and outcome.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico expects vaccine delivery within day of approval

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday the first doses of coronavirus vaccine from drug maker Pfizer are expected to arrive in New Mexico within 24 hours of pending federal approval.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico expects vaccine delivery with day of approval

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday the first doses of coronavirus vaccine from drug maker Pfizer are expected to arrive in New Mexico within 24 hours of pending federal approval.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico health orders could limit surgeries, ration care

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials on Thursday issued orders that could limit nonessential surgeries and prepare for rationing of other medial services as the coronavirus pandemic strains resources and personnel at hospitals and intensive care centers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit alleges secrecy at New Mexico prison agency

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A newly founded watchdog organization on prison conditions says it is colliding with a culture of secrecy at the New Mexico Corrections Department that may interfere with monitoring complaints of civil rights violations by inmates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Budget analysts caution legislators on film subsidy growth

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The budget and accountability office of New Mexico's Legislature is cautioning that the cost of film tax credit payments to producers such as Netflix could grow quickly and unpredictably in coming years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Budget analysts caution legislators on film subsidy growth

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The budget and accountability office of New Mexico's Legislature is cautioning that the cost of film tax credit payments to producers such as Netflix could grow quickly and unpredictably in coming years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Economists predict rebound in New Mexico government income

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State economists are predicting a rebound in New Mexico state government income for the fiscal year that starts in July 2021, on top of multibillion-dollar financial reserves, as legislators draft a new budget amid a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico seeks court's protection from business lawsuits

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor and top health officials are trying to fend off a flurry of lawsuits by businesses owners who say financial losses caused by the state's pandemic health orders amount to a regulatory taking and should be compensated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico seeks court's protection from business lawsuits

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor and top health officials are trying to fend off a flurry of lawsuits by businesses owners who say financial losses caused by the state's pandemic health orders amount to a regulatory taking and should be compensated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico sets priorities for who gets first vaccine doses

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s initial batch of 17,500 vaccine doses from drug maker Pfizer is slated to go to medical facilities and long-term care centers with an emphasis on people within those facilities who have high or medium exposure to the virus, the office of Gov. Michelle …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico sets priorities for who gets first vaccine doses

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s initial batch of 17,500 vaccine doses from drug maker Pfizer is slated to go to medical facilities and long-term care centers with an emphasis on people within those facilities who have high or medium exposure to the virus, the office of Gov. Michelle …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico sets priority for initial vaccine doses

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's lieutenant governor lobbied on Thursday for educators to be be among the first people to get access to coronavirus vaccines, along with health care workers, as the first doses become available in coming months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico lawmakers to weigh $300 million in virus relief

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers are drafting legislation aimed at providing about $300 million in direct economic aid for the unemployed, small businesses and emergency housing subsidies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Medicaid enrollment, spending soars in New Mexico amid virus

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Spending on federally subsidized Medicaid health care across New Mexico has surged to an all-time high as the coronavirus pandemic throws more people of all ages into poverty, state program analysts and health officials said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico wary of oil downturn as agencies trim budgets

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators kept a wary eye Tuesday on trends in oil prices and production as the number of active drilling rigs and new wells has plummeted from pre-pandemic levels, threatening a crucial source of state income amid the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico legislators says virus shouldn't delay their work

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading Democratic lawmakers pressed forward Monday with efforts to hold a legislative session in January 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies and members of a legislative committee were warned of possible exposure to COVID-19 from an individual who tested positive after attending a hearing in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico governor reshuffles office as she advises Biden

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney who successfully defended the governor's emergency health orders from legal challenges has been promoted to chief of staff by Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the governor's office announced Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico appoints leader to health agency amid virus surge

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is tapping a public health expert from the University of New Mexico to lead its Health Department amid surging rates of coronavirus infection and hospitalizations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Election revives recreational pot initiatives in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators are rekindling efforts to open New Mexico to recreational marijuana production and sales, with an emphasis on economic opportunity amidst the turmoil of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrat says redistricting process will be fair, open

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A top-ranked Democrat offered assurances Friday that legislative districts will be redrawn in a “fair, open, and transparent process” as the Legislature initiates the redistricting process, responding to criticism of earlier remarks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Legislature may meet in convention center amid pandemic

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are grappling with the public health risks of convening their next session in January amid surging statewide rates of coronavirus infections and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico Democrats gain steam for progressive priorities

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democrats have expanded their control of the New Mexico Legislature, teeing up a progressive agenda that aims to broadly legalize marijuana, expand funding for universal prekindergarten programs and possibly enshrine abortion rights into state law.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Biden wins New Mexico amid Republican comeback near border

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is sending a Latino politician to the U.S. Senate for the first time since the 1970s with the election of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján in a victory for Democrats, but Republicans scored a win by reclaiming a conservative-leaning southern congressional district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico elects Democrat Luján to US Senate, backs Biden

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico promoted U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján to the U.S. Senate in Tuesday´s election in a victory for Democrats as Joe Biden won the state's Electoral College delegates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Open Senate, House races test Democratic hold on New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Election Day voting was progressing Tuesday in New Mexico where Democrats were striving to maintain control of the state's delegation to the U.S. Senate and hand Joe Biden a presidential victory, while Republicans are trying to flip a Senate seat and change the course of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Voter participation and virus infections surge in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Election authorities in New Mexico braced Monday for a final day of in-person voting and absentee-ballot deliveries as Democratic candidates sought to extend their domination in federal elections and Republicans attempted to reclaim a footing in Congress and help reelect the president.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Voting, virus, race are hot topics in state high court races

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court isn't the nation's only judicial battleground.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP condemns Democratic state senator's conduct with police

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Republican Party on Friday condemned as selfish and disrespectful the conduct of a Democratic state senator in an encounter with state police as the legislator sought help regarding threatening telephone messages.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP condemns Democratic state senator's conduct with police

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Republican Party on Friday condemned as selfish and disrespectful the conduct of a Democratic state senator in an encounter with state police as the legislator sought help regarding threatening telephone messages.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Voting, virus, race are hot topics in state high court races

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court isn't the nation's only judicial battleground.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Election regulator optimistic about New Mexico vote count

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's top election regulator said Thursday she is optimistic that an uncertified tally of votes can be accomplished statewide within one or two days after Election Day, amid a major shift toward voting by absentee ballots that take longer to tally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Election regulator optimistic about New Mexico vote count

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's top election regulator said Thursday she is optimistic that an uncertified tally of votes can be accomplished statewide within one or two days after Election Day, amid a major shift toward voting by absentee ballots that take longer to tally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Top election regulator optimistic about timely vote count

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's top election regulator says she is optimistic that an uncertified tally of votes can be accomplished statewide within one or two days after Election Day, amid a major shift toward voting by absentee ballots that take longer to tally.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

State senator pivots from fugitive to reformer

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state senator who fled home because of threatening phone messages after criticizing a protest against coronavirus restrictions says he plans to pursue reforms that make police more responsive to threats against elected officials — including those who may be especially vulnerable to discrimination.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

State senator pivots from fugitive to reformer

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state senator who fled home because of threatening phone messages after criticizing a protest against coronavirus restrictions says he plans to pursue reforms that make police more responsive to threats against elected officials — including those who may be especially vulnerable to discrimination.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico high court rejects GOP suit on absentee ballots

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Tuesday by the state Republican Party alleging that partisan poll challengers are being unfairly denied oversight of the initial absentee ballot verification process.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico high court rejects GOP suit on absentee ballots

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit Tuesday by the state Republican Party alleging that partisan poll challengers are being unfairly denied oversight of the initial absentee ballot verification process.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Republican lawsuit alleges problems with absentee balloting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party says its election poll challengers in New Mexico are unfairly being denied oversight of the initial verification process for absentee ballots, in a lawsuit filed Monday with the state Supreme Court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Republican lawsuit alleges problems with absentee balloting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party says its election poll challengers in New Mexico are unfairly being denied oversight of the initial verification process for absentee ballots, in a lawsuit filed Monday with the state Supreme Court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico legislator flees home after receiving threats

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico state senator said he fled his house after receiving anonymous threatening telephone messages following his criticism of a protest outside the state Capitol against coronavirus restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minority pushes Trump agenda largely unpopular among tribes

WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Myron Lizer has no qualms about it: As one of the top officials on the country's largest Native American reservation, he's a proud Donald Trump supporter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Minority pushes Trump agenda largely unpopular among tribes

WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Myron Lizer has no qualms about it: As one of the top officials on the country's largest Native American reservation, he's a proud Donald Trump supporter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Cowboys for Trump fends off financial disclosures

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Time is running out before Election Day as New Mexico election regulators push the political support group Cowboys for Trump to disclosure its financial backers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Watchdog group cites interference at polls in Latino areas

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A voting rights group says that caravans of flag-waving President Donald Trump supporters appeared to obstruct and intimidate voters at two polling location in predominantly ethnic-minority neighborhoods last weekend in the Albuquerque area.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Watchdog group cites interference at polls in Latino areas

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A voting rights group says that caravans of flag-waving President Donald Trump supporters appeared to obstruct and intimidate voters at two polling location in predominantly ethnic-minority neighborhoods last weekend in the Albuquerque area.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New Mexico governor: 'The virus is now winning'

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warned Thursday that an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections is likely to strain the state's health care system as confirmed cases set a new single-day record at 672.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New Mexico governor: 'The virus is now winning'

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham warned Thursday that an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections is likely to strain the state's health care system as confirmed cases set a new single-day record at 672.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Close congressional race in southern New Mexico draws eyes

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Pockets in the Sierra Blanca mountain range are packed with tourists searching for an outdoor getaway of fishing, hunting, and eventually skiing. But this year the pandemic and New Mexico health orders have forced some shops and businesses in the New Mexico village of Ruidoso to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Close congressional race in southern New Mexico draws eyes

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Pockets in the Sierra Blanca mountain range are packed with tourists searching for an outdoor getaway of fishing, hunting, and eventually skiing. But this year the pandemic and New Mexico health orders have forced some shops and businesses in the New Mexico village of Ruidoso to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Governor: Man in 40s becomes 5th virus death in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expanding coronavirus testing to many people without medical symptoms as state health officials acknowledge Tuesday that the demand for hospital beds and intensive care resources may outstrip capacity as infections accelerate.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico governor: More social distancing must be done

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Public school students in New Mexico will not return to classrooms or athletic fields during the current academic year because of the coronavirus, the state's top education official announced Friday as the number of cases rose to nearly 200 and more restrictions were announced.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico suspends home evictions, offers business loans

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Supreme Court halted all housing evictions for failure to pay rent on Tuesday as health authorities began enforcing an order for people to stay home with few exceptions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

New Mexico governor anticipates special legislative session

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the need for a special legislative session to revise a recently signed state budget, address public health needs and provide economic relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as local infections continued to climb on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus tests rural health networks in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bracing for the possible spread of coronavirus to some of America's most remote, impoverished communities, as hospitals across the state prepare to convert operating rooms into acute respiratory care units.
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Governor vetoes spending on oil-price, coronavirus concerns

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor vetoed hundreds of local roadway projects Monday as a plunge in world oil prices threatened to reverse budget surpluses that have allowed the state to make major new investments in government salaries, public school education, health care and business incentives.
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New Mexico conventions set primary lineups for Congress

POJOAQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former CIA operative Valerie Plame's bid for a congressional seat in northern New Mexico fell flat at a statewide Democratic convention Saturday where she failed to win enough local delegate votes to automatically qualify for the primary ballot.
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