New Mexico Government News

States have a habit of taking money from OHV funds and using them in the general fund, or worse, giving OHV funds to State Parks that don't allow OHVs .

There's a new show opening up at the New Mexico History Museum . Okay, actually, it sounds really cool.

Former Gov. Bruce King lies in state Friday at the Rotunda of the state Capitol.

New Mexico law enforcement officers will be cracking down on drunken drivers over the next several weeks.

Gov. Bill Richardson's administration is proposing to overhaul Medicaid and scale back health care services to some lower-income New Mexicans to cope with a projected budget shortfall of $300 million next year in the state's largest health care program.

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance formally thanked New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for proclaiming November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month throughout his state.

Nearly three dozen tax increase proposals to help New Mexico cope with a budget shortfall are under consideration by a task force formed by Gov.

I just got back from a week in New Mexico, and that usually means, by rough calculation, having consumed approximately 21 meals based on chile, most of it green.

Gov. Bill Richardson says flags around the state will be lowered to half staff through next Monday in honor of former Gov.

Arizona's first movie production studio has won approval to develop a facility in east Mesa.

Overturned convictions and growth of DNA forensic evidence shake state's rock-solid faith in capital punishment Even in Texas they are having their doubts.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that from 1990 to 2007 New Mexico's carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption is up by 12 percent, while nationally it's up 19 percent.

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following statement on the passing of former Gov. Bruce King.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson proposes to stop public employees from double-dipping by retiring and later returning to a government job while receiving a pension.

Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez wants to use $2 billion from a state endowment fund to help solve New Mexico's budget problems.

By Ken Terry Nov 7, 2009 The great health information technology experiment launched by the Obama Administration is still in its early stages.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson rejected a proposal to raid the state's off-highway vehicle trail safety fund as part of a plan to balance the state budget.

Governor Bill Richardson signed House Bill 3 today, but executed some line-item vetoes.

The economic forecast has grown more gloomy for West Virginia's Manchin administration, but is perhaps not as dark as what confronts a number of other states.