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We are conquering COVID: Governor says New Mexico to drop most restrictions within 9 weeks Algernon DAmmassa, Las Cruces Sun-News Biden touts new mask guidance for the vaccinated Replay Video UP NEXT SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that New Mexico is on track to vaccinate 60 percent of its eligible residents by June 30, at which point most public health restrictions on commercial activities and public spaces will be lifted.  In a daring pronouncem...

   A vetoed bill casts an uncertain future for an Española Nursing Home.     The people of Rio Arriba County voted by 71 percent for a General Obligation Bond to fund a skilled nursing and rehabilitation hospital. However, a snag occurred on getting the bond backed by the New Mexico Finance Authority according to Rio Arriba County Manager Tomas Campos.     “We wanted to use the NMFA because they had a better S and P (bond) rating,” Campos said. “They to...

The governor's spending of public funds remain in question.

The governor’s veto pen caused some disappointment and ire in Valencia County last week, but that isn’t stopping the push forward for a local health care facility. On Friday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed House Bill 240, which would have changed language in the state’s Hospital Funding Act to allow a 24-hour emergency health care facility be licensed as a remote location of an acute care hospital. In her executive message for the veto, Lujan Grisham wrote the funds described...

Footage shows Omar Felix Cueva, 39, jump out the drivers side of his pick-up truck with an AR-15-style rifle before firing a shot at New Mexico officer Darian Jarrott.

Created: April 09, 2021 09:58 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Some Republicans arent happy with the governor using her veto authority. In the state budget, the governor line-item vetoed lawmakers attempt to set aside federal pandemic relief funding for, among other things, the states unemployment fund. A spokesperson for the governor said she is waiting for more guidance from state officials about how to direct funds, noting some of the money could eventually go to the unemployment fund.  "On...

New Mexico aimed to become the latest state to legalize cannabis for adult use when lawmakers approved a bill regulating a new cannabis industry.

New Mexico aimed to become the latest state to legalize cannabis for adult use when lawmakers approved a bill regulating a new cannabis industry.

New Mexico Legislature approves cannabis legalization Algernon DAmmassa, Las Cruces Sun-News © Nathan J Fish/Sun-News Caryn Henshaw smokes medical marijuana at her home in Las Cruces on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. New Mexico is one of 33 states and the District of Columbia that allows medical marijuana with a license. A bill being proposed in the 2020 New Mexico Legislature would legalize use and sale of recreational marijuana for anyone age 21 and older. SANTA FE - The New Mexi...

The New Mexico Senate approved legislation to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use Wednesday, concluding its work in a two-day special session