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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mothers who lost their sons to violence in New Mexico testified Monday that something has to be done to keep suspects accused of brutal crimes behind bars ahead of their trials — marking the official start of a legislative debate over a proposed change to the state's troubled pretrial detention system.

Demands have reached a feverish pitch for New Mexico lawmakers to reconsider bail reforms.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicos Legislature pushed forward Friday with...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's Legislature pushed forward Friday with Democratic-sponsored redistricting plans to draw new political boundaries for three congressional seats and the state House after the state Senate approved the plan.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bills that would redraw congressional and state House boundaries in New Mexico advanced toward crucial floor votes in the state Legislature. A Senate committee on Friday endorsed adjustments to an overhaul of the state’s three congressional districts proposed by Democratic state Sen.

Albuquerque city officials are cutting ties and moving on from plans for what they had hoped would be a flagship addition to New Mexico's burgeoning aerospace industry.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against a state lawmaker that accused him of violating the Governmental

COVID-19 by the numbers New Mexico health officials yesterday reported 185 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 188,488. The health department has designated 167,659 of those cases as recovered. Bernalillo County had 68 new cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 30 and Sandoval County with 19. Santa Fe County had seven new cases. The state reported one additional death: a man in his 70s from Roosevelt County who had been hospitalized. There have now been 3,853 fatalit...

SANTA FE – Senate Bill 140 sailed unanimously without debate through the House this afternoon. Senator Gay Kernan and Representative Daymon Ely introduced joint legislation that modernizes New Mexico child support law and brings it in compliance with federal law that will collect more child support for New Mexico kids. Passage of the bill saves New Mexico from losing $147.5 million in federal funding: $122.6 million for the Temporary Assistance for Low-Income Families (TANF) program...

State Justices Temporarily Decline To Block Pandemic Rules - 6:42 am New Mexico Supreme Court temporarily denies request to prohibit enforcement of pandemic-related rules for this year’s legislative session. Post file photo By ROBERT NOTT SFNM The state Supreme Court has temporarily denied a request by House Republicans to prohibit the enforcement of pandemic-related rules for this year’s legislative session. While the court continues to consider a final ruling, the cu...