Gov. Lujan Grisham grants clemency for 19 people

June 26, 2020 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has granted clemency for 19 people convicted of crimes in the state, the governor’s office announced Friday...

US Energy Department fined $304K over waste documentation

June 24, 2020 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has been fined $304,000 over missed deadlines in documenting waste shipments at Los Alamos National Laboratory, department officials said...

Netflix to bring new US production hub to New Mexico

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANOctober 9, 2018 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is in final negotiations to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex on the edge of the state's largest city, government and corporate leaders announced Monday...

Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call

By PAUL J. WEBER and NOMAAN MERCHANTApril 7, 2018 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the U...

New Mexico governor wants vote on reinstating death penalty

By MORGAN LEESeptember 20, 2016 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez stepped up pressure on lawmakers Tuesday to consider reinstating the death penalty by promising to add the issue to a legislative agenda for a pending special session that was aimed solely at fixing the state's budget shortfall...