Author: Morgan Lee
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Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer
Courtroom testimony from an assistant director in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin is providing new details about a final safety check on a revolver and exactly who handed the gun to the actor
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New Mexico’s Democrat-led House rejects proposal for paid family and medical leave
New Mexico’s Democrat-led House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have guaranteed paid time off for workers to cope with serious illnesses or care for newborns and loved ones
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New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
New Mexico’s Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing pollution from cars and trucks by creating financial incentives for transportation fuel producers and importers to lower the carbon intensity of their products
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New Mexico Senate endorses budget bill emphasizing savings during oil sector windfall
New Mexico is preparing to set aside billions of dollars to sustain government spending in the future in case an oil production bonanza fades in the transition to cleaner sources of energy
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New Mexico budget bill would found literacy institute, propel housing construction and conservation
New Mexico’s strategy for spending and investing a multibillion-dollar annual surplus linked closely to oil production has come into sharper focus
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New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, including efforts to teach and preserve Indigenous languages
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New Mexico Republicans vie to challenge incumbent senator and reclaim House swing district
Republican contenders are filing petitions to appear on New Mexico’s June 4 primary ballot
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U.S. asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay
EL PASO, Texas • The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but requested a delay until at least after Christmas. The administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Before Roberts…
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U.S. asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay
EL PASO, Texas • The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but requested a delay until at least after Christmas. The administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Before Roberts…
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Cowboys for Trump co-founder won’t seek reelection
SANTA FE, N.M. • Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin said Tuesday that he won’t run for reelection for southern New Mexico’s Otero County commission or seek other public office in the 2022 election cycle. As a crucial registration deadline passed, Griffin said he has lost faith in the political system as an avenue for…