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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A proposal to increase annual state general fund spending by $1...

Over the years, the state’s budget has become increasingly reliant on oil and gas funds.

Cowboys for Trump Leader Has Partial Firearm Rights Restored: Reports Couy Griffin, the founder of the organization Cowboys for Trump, has had his right to have a firearm reinstated—with limitations—with the favorable court ruling coming after Griffin complained of receiving death threats, according to multiple reports. Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled on April 7 to allow Griffin to keep guns, but only in his home, according to local o...

State Rep. Phelps Anderson, DTS-Roswell, speaks to attendees at a Nov. 2019 meeting of the Chaves County Federated Republican Women. Anderson on Friday voted with 39 House Democrats for Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), which repeals a dormant 1969 law that criminalizes most abortions in New Mexico. All other local legislators voted against the measure. (Daily Record File Photo) Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record Legislation to repeal a 52-year-old dormant law that criminalizes most abortions has pas...

State Sen. Bill Burt, R-Alamogordo, speaks during a Republican gathering at the Hi-Q Venue in Roswell in July. Burt warned that enacting a ban on new permits for hydraulically fractured wells could be disastrous for both the state’s economy and the budget. (Alex Ross Photo) Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record A proposal to temporarily suspend the granting of state permits for new oil and natural gas drilling that involves hydraulic fracturing passed out of its first legislative committee, ...

State Rep. Phelps Anderson, pictured here during a November 2019 meeting of the Chaves County Federated Republican Women, changed his voter registration from ‘Republican’ to ‘Decline to State’ following a recent vote for a bill that would repeal a currently unenforceable state statute that would outlaw most abortions in New Mexico. Anderson’s House District 66 includes parts of Chaves, Lea and Roosevelt counties. (Daily Record File Photo) Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record Backlas...

Cowboys for Trump Founder Released From Jail Pending Trial on Unlawful Entry Charges Couy Griffin, the founder of the organization Cowboys for Trump, was released from a federal prison on Friday, where he remained in pretrial detention on allegations stemming from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. Griffin, who is also a county commissioner in New Mexico, was arrested by the FBI on Jan. 17 and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful en...

In a letter to New Mexico horsemen sent out on Thursday, Feb. 4, the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association executive director Richard Erhard announced that state representative Candy Ezzell will introduce a bill to legalize advanced deposit wagering on Monday, Feb. 8. The bill, HB199, will be introduced before the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee […]

In a letter to New Mexico horsemen sent out on Thursday, Feb. 4, the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association executive director Richard Erhard announced that state representative Candy Ezzell will introduce a bill to legalize advanced deposit wagering on Monday, Feb. 8. The bill, HB199, will be introduced before the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee […]

Governor also proposes increased broadband, recreational cannabis Chaves County legislators applauded Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s announcement Tuesday expanding in-person learning in school districts across the state, but were less enthusiastic about other agenda items in her State of the State address. Beginning Feb. 8, all New Mexico school districts will be able to adopt a […]