Hector Balderas
Supporters gather ahead of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's first major campaign rally as the Democrat seeks reelection in Albuquerque, on Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Noisy protest disrupts governor's 1st reelection rally

By Susan Montoya Bryan And Morgan Lee Jun. 03, 2021 04:57 PM EDT

State agency drops use of messaging app that raised concerns

May. 07, 2021 11:41 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department has stopped using a secure messaging app that raised concerns that material might...

New Mexico AG reviewing practices of child welfare workers

Apr. 28, 2021 12:11 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said Wednesday he is “highly concerned” about government employees potentially deleting...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham holds a news conference about racism in New Mexico, at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, June 4, 2020. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal via AP)
New Mexico governor wants voting reform, police body cameras

By Morgan Lee Jun. 10, 2020 08:33 PM EDT

New Mexico: Nursing home reviews ongoing amid pandemic

May. 18, 2020 04:43 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office said Monday it's considering a request by a state lawmaker to look into an Albuquerque...

The mayor in Grants, New Mexico, on Monday, April 27, 2020, encouraged small businesses to defy the governor's public health order that shuttered nonessential shops to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)(AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
New Mexico Supreme Court orders mayor to keep health orders

By Russell Contreras Apr. 30, 2020 10:43 AM EDT

Eugene Begay of Grants hits some balls at the driving range at Coyote Del Malpais in Grants, N.M., Monday, April 27, 2020. Grants Mayor Martin Hicks in New Mexico reopened the city's businesses back up with an executive order, defying the Governor's orders. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)
New Mexico mayor fires official after reopening city

By Russell Contreras Apr. 28, 2020 07:35 PM EDT

Attorney general: Retirement community didn't follow orders

Apr. 16, 2020 06:55 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque retirement community where dozens of residents and employees have become infected with the coronavirus was accused...