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Feds: NM well water not apparent health hazard
Well water near a Superfund site in western New Mexico's uranium belt poses no apparent health risk despite an earlier report that called the site of Homestake Mining Co.'s former mill a hazard, federal officials said.
NM Gov. Richardson plans Cape Cod vacation
Gov. Bill Richardson is heading to Cape Cod for a vacation. The governor and first lady Barbara Richardson leave Tuesday for their getaway in Massachusetts.
Bingaman, Solis Tout $13M Boost for NM Unemployment Insurance, Tour ABQ Job Corps Center
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today joined U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to tour the Albuquerque Job Corps Center and to announce $13 million in unemployment insurance modernization funds for New Mexico.
Pared-down Health Policy Commission gets new head
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has named a state Department of Health official to oversee the Health Policy Commission, which faces deep cuts in the budget year that begins Wednesday.
Carlsbad firefighters upset over court ruling
Carlsbad firefighters say they're considering turning to the New Mexico Supreme Court or the Legislature in their battle with the city over wages.
New Mexico death penalty repeal set to take effect
Although New Mexico officially abolishes the death penalty on Wednesday, that doesn't mean there won't be another execution in the state.
Press Release: Discounts available for disabled veterans on game and fish licenses
Starting July 1, service-connected disabled veterans who are New Mexico residents will be eligible to buy an annual combination fishing and small-game hunting license for $10. The license normally costs $33. The special license was approved by the 2009 New Mexico Legislature and signed by Gov.
Money ok'd for review of NM investments
Legislative leaders have agreed to spend up to $100,000 to help pay for an independent review of New Mexico's investment practices and policies.
TJX reaches settlement with NM, other states
New Mexico is among the states involved in a settlement with discount retailer TJX over a massive data theft that occurred a few years ago at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's. Attorney General Gary King says New Mexicans may have been exposed to identity theft and other problems as a result of the security breach.
VIDEO: Carville still not Richardson's fan
"He's not my favorite person," pundit James Carville said of fellow Democrat Gov.
VIDEO: New Mexicans deploy to Iraq
A ceremony Saturday honored 100 New Mexico National Guardsmen who are deploying to Iraq for a one-year mission.
Groundbreaking held for NM spaceport
A groundbreaking for New Mexico's Spaceport America means hundreds of construction workers will be needed to construct the massive facility.
Ceremony marks New Mexico spaceport launch
Construction has started on a multi-million-dollar spaceport in the New Mexico desert that is meant to launch private citizens into space.
NM food banks to get federal assistance
Food banks around New Mexico will share in nearly $700,000 worth of food through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Emergency Food Assistance Program.
New Mexico officers cracking down on unregistered off-road vehciles
The state agency that oversees the enforcement of New Mexico's off-highway vehicle regulations says officers across the state will be conducting roadblocks and safety blitzes.
Workers to break ground on New Mexico spaceport where private citizens can buy trips to space
The wide-open desert of southern New Mexico has long been a key passageway: Spanish conquistadors used it to settle North America, and wagon trains rattled through on their way to California.
Hundreds mourn fallen NM state police officer
More than 1,000 people attended a memorial service to honor a 36-year-old New Mexico state police helicopter pilot killed in a mountain rescue attempt.
Gov. to speak at Tingwall memorial
Gov. Bill Richardson and several Department of Public Safety officials and employees plan to speak Monday at a memorial for a state police pilot who was killed in a crash while trying to rescue a hiker.
New Mexico's Supercomputer: A Bad Bet?
Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:40 AM PDT Believing a supercomputer would help create jobs, New Mexico paid for and built a massive supercomputer named Encanto to spur economic development.
NM: Pilot, student died in police chopper crash
The bodies of a state police helicopter pilot and the stranded hiker he was rescuing were found on a steep, rocky mountainside near the chopper's wreckage a day after the only survivor hiked to safety, despite broken bones.