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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil listens to arguments in a case about the state's Energy Transition Act during a hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Vigil is retiring from the New Mexico Supreme Court at the end of June 2021 after more than eight years at the high court. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
High court justice, who authored end to execution, to retire

By Morgan Lee Apr. 27, 2021 09:12 PM EDT

New Mexico settles child care lawsuit, promises subsidies

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 27, 2021 07:15 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s early childhood department has settled a lawsuit with anti-poverty groups, cementing access to child care subsidies for low...

New Mexico governor's grocery bills prompt calls for audit

Mar. 04, 2021 06:25 PM EST
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday asked for a special audit of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s use of a discretionary fund following reports...

Mobile police surveillance cameras watch over the entrance to the New Mexico State Capitol during the annual legislative session on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Governor seeks new state investments in relief, education

Jan. 26, 2021 12:04 AM EST

Education lawsuit demands internet for New Mexico students

By Cedar Attanasio Dec. 15, 2020 11:25 AM EST
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lawyers representing New Mexico students say the state's attempts to provide internet access and learning devices to children are ...

A sign reads "take what you need, leave what you don't." on the side of a refrigerator filled with free food for people in need in Los Angeles on July 20, 2020. A network called, LA Community Fridge, has placed eight of across the Los Angeles area, from the Highland Park neighborhood north of downtown to Exposition Park near the University of Southern California to the seaside city of Long Beach, with plans to install more. (AP Photo/Aron Ranen)
LA volunteers place free-food fridges around town for needy

By John Rogers And Aron Ranen Jul. 27, 2020 05:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2020 file photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state Capitol during a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. The leader of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. called Wednesday, June 23, 2020, on Lujan Grisham to end efforts to fight a court ruling that orders improvements in education for members of his tribe and other vulnerable groups. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool,File)
Virus raises stakes in New Mexico landmark education lawsuit

By Cedar Attanasio Jun. 28, 2020 11:12 AM EDT

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham removes her face mask at the start of an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the State's effort to limit the impact of the disease on residents, during a news conference at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday May 27, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
State epidemiologist departs as New Mexico reopens economy

Jun. 09, 2020 12:02 AM EDT