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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 Backlash against a southeast New Mexico lawmaker’s recent decision to leave the Republican Party continue...

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 entry after video showed him breaching the Capitol grounds, according to the Justice Department. Last ...

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 […]