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Of all the pithy statements that marked today's final approval of cannabis legalization in New Mexico, that one made by Drug Policy Alliance advocate Emily Kaltenbach was the most concise and on-point.Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two bills in a windy outdoor ceremony Monday afternoon, one to tax and regulate the production of cannabis for … Continue reading Governor Signs Cannabis Laws

SANTA FE, N.M. -New Mexico has become the latest state to provide a legal pathway for terminally ill patients to choose when and how they die.On Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, named for a New Mexico judge who advocated for medically assisted suicide laws in 2017, and died … Continue reading New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide

The operators of an adventure retreat in Glorieta are preparing for the potential arrival of 2,400 unaccompanied immigrant children through a contract with the federal government to house them safely.The camp, which was waiting for the contract to be finalized Tuesday, is asking for 400 volunteers from the community to help care for the children.Property … Continue reading Glorieta Camps may house immigrant children through deal with feds

When you're in New Mexico, you'll still see plenty of people wearing masks.Many businesses, like restaurants, still have limits when it comes to the number of people allowed inside or outside.In other states, like neighboring Texas, there is a different story."I get the natural tendency to wonder why we can't be like them," New Mexico … Continue reading Many states lifting more restrictions, not New Mexico

SANTA FE, NM: Policing reforms are making for strange bedfellows in New Mexico as the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and the conservative-backed nonprofit group Americans for Prosperity lobby for a bill to eliminate police immunity from lawsuits on civil rights violations.Ice cream entrepreneurs and civic activists Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on … Continue reading Ben & Jerry lobby for policing reforms in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, NM- Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo died Thursday evening after being struck by a vehicle while walking her dogs, her family confirmed Thursday night.Las Cruces police responded at approximately 5:30 p.m. to the report of a vehicle crash on the 1200 block of Edgewood Avenue in Las Cruces. According to police, … Continue reading Superintendent Karen Trujillo struck and killed while walking her dogs

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi will resume in-person Mass on Ash Wednesday, church officials announced Thursday.The announcement came a day after the state loosened COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Fe County, which has seen an improvement in its test positivity rate.Parishioners have not been permitted to worship inside the downtown cathedral since late … Continue reading Cathedral will resume Mass on Ash Wednesday in Santa Fe

DEMING, N.M. New Mexico was in mourning Friday over the shooting death of a State Police officer in a highway-stop confrontation linked by authorities to drug trafficking that touched off a 40-mile police chase. Officials say the attacker was killed in a shootout with police at Las Cruces, where another officer was wounded.The officer killed … Continue reading New Mexico State Police officer shot and killed on highway

NEW MEXICO: A cold storm system will move in Monday night and spread valley snow showers and mountain snow across the state. Accumulations will be on the light side with most areas seeing an inch or two. However, the west-facing slopes could pick up significantly more snow. Snow showers will continue with cold temperatures on … Continue reading Cold front will be in New Mexico

A bill to repeal a half-century-old law that criminalizes abortion in New Mexico cleared its first committee hearing Monday after emotional and sometimes rousing testimony from people on opposite sides of the contentious issue.On a 5-3 party-line vote favoring Democrats, the state Senate’s Health and Public Affairs Committee endorsed the legislation following a three-hour virtual … Continue reading NM Senate panel endorses repeal of ‘antiquated’ abortion ban