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New Mexico February 2

With presidential race on horizon, New Mexico lawmakers look to outlaw fake electors

Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico have advanced a bill that would make it a crime to pose as a fake presidential elector in a party-line committee vote.

New Mexico January 12

NM Gov. Grisham pushes gun control, public safety as Legislature reconvenes

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham proposed several gun control and violent crime laws Friday, with this year's state legislative session on the horizon.

New Mexico December 15

New Mexico taps agency veteran as new Indian Affairs secretary

Josett Monette will serve as the next head of New Mexico's Indian Affairs Department, less than a year after predecessor James Mountain took the position.

New Mexico December 11

New Mexico police working to identify 4 killed in fiery head-on collision

Police in New Mexico are still working to identify four people killed in a fiery head-on collision outside in the Santa Fe area early Saturday morning.

New Mexico November 27

New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democrat-drawn congressional map

New Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state's congressional map does not constitute an unreasonable gerrymander, upholding it.

New Mexico November 8

Santa Fe mansion tax approved by voters in landslide

Nearly 75% of voters in Santa Fe, New Mexico approved a tax on homes worth over $1 million. Revenue from the new tax will be diverted to affordable housing initiatives.

New Mexico November 3, 2023

Proposal to subsidize affordable housing by taxing mansions appears on ballots in New Mexico capital

Voters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are set to decide whether a tax on homes worth over $1 million should be implemented to help pay for affordable housing initiatives.

New Mexico September 13, 2023

Santa Fe authorities capture moose that wandered through downtown

A moose weighing over 900 pounds has been relocated to a northern New Mexico habitat after it was spotted wandering near a popular park in downtown Santa Fe.

Santa Fe March 9, 2023

Santa Fe delays controversial plan to rebuild Civil War obelisk

Santa Fe, New Mexico, has delayed a plan to rebuild a controversial Civil War obelisk dedicated to the “heroes” who died while battling against “savage Indians.”

Santa Fe February 28, 2023

Newly elected Santa Fe magistrate arrested on DWI charge

Dev Atma Khalsa, a New Mexico magistrate who took office a few months ago, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving while intoxicated. Khalsa also had an expired license.