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New Mexico hit Monsanto, Pharmacia and Solutia with a 261-page lawsuit, claiming they made and sold products containing PCBs though Monsanto knew as early as 1937 that it was polluting the state’s soil and water.
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New Mexico Considers Non-Lawyer Legal Providers
In New Mexico, where more than 20% of counties have fewer than five practicing lawyers – and two counties have no lawyers at all – a work group is considering an initiative that would allow non-lawyer legal technicians to provide civil legal services to people who are unable to afford an attorney.
Read moreNew Mexico Wants Lake on Air Force Base Closed
New Mexico’s top prosecutor is demanding that the U.S. Air Force close a publicly accessible lake at Holloman Air Force Base, saying the concentration of hazardous chemicals at the site poses a risk to public health and the environment.
Read moreOuted CIA Agent Plame Launches Bid for Congress in New Mexico
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame has officially filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for Congress in New Mexico.
Read moreArmed Militia Members Say They Work With Border Patrol
Authorities on the U.S.-Mexico border have tried to distance themselves from an armed civilian group that detains asylum-seeking families, but the United Constitutional Patriots have never been shy about saying they work with Border Patrol agents.
Read moreBorder Group’s Leader Said to Have Assassination Plans
The leader of an armed group that has been detaining asylum-seeking families from Central America near the Mexican border said two years ago that he was training supporters to assassinate Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and billionaire Democratic supporter George Soros, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.
Read moreJury Finds Ex-Priest Guilty of Sex Abuse in New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE and MARY HUDETZ, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. jury found a former Roman
Read moreNew Mexico Considers State-Run Pot Shops, Subsidies
New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bill brokered between Republicans and Democrats, as a new wave of states weighs legislation that would legalize recreational sales and consumption.
Read moreTenth Circuit Tosses New Mexico Bail Reform Challenge
The 10th Circuit upheld New Mexico’s bail reform efforts Monday, finding the rules that allow the state to either bar bail before arraignment or let more people go with no bail at all are constitutional.
Read moreUS Oil Lease Near Sacred Park Pushes Forward
U.S. land managers will move forward in March with the sale of oil and gas leases that include land near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico and other areas sacred to Native American tribes.
Read moreGray Wolf Arrives at New Mexico Zoo for Recovery Program
Albuquerque’s zoo has received another Mexican gray wolf as part of an international recovery effort that includes breeding the endangered animals in captivity to ensure their genetic viability.
Read moreMore Medical Checks at Border After Second Child Dies
Following the second death of an immigrant child in federal custody on Christmas Eve, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said it will begin conducting additional medical checks on children and review its policies on the care and custody of young children.
Read moreNew Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Textbook Loans to Private Schools
New Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a program that lends textbooks to private and religious schools does not violate the doctrine of separation between church and state.
Read moreFair Pay for Women
A federal magistrate recommended Wednesday that the University of New Mexico should face a class action by professors under the Fair Pay for Women Act, and that the plaintiffs should be allowed to amend their claims under the Fair Pay Act.
Read moreAccused Pedophile Priest Faces Charges in New Mexico
A former Catholic priest has been extradited from Morocco to the United States to face federal child sex abuse charges in New Mexico, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office announcement Friday.
Read moreApp Maker Accused of Tracking Data About Kids
New Mexico’s attorney general filed a federal lawsuit claiming the maker of a children’s gaming app sends kids’ location, demographic and other personal information to advertisers without parental consent, risking their safety and violating their privacy.
Read moreNM Settles Class Action on Second-Tier Driver’s Licenses
New Mexico has settled a class action led by a former mayor of Santa Fe who challenged regulations on issuance of “second tier” driver’s licenses and ID cards that do not comply with federal REAL ID specifications.
Read moreMoms of 11 Children Found at New Mexico Compound Arrested
Authorities say they’ve arrested three women believed to be the mothers of 11 children found living in filth in a makeshift compound in rural northern New Mexico.
Read moreFresh Dispute Over Historic New Mexico Land Grant
ALBUQUERQUE (CN) — Trustees of an historic New Mexico land grant have sued a Colorado nonprofit, trying to void the
Read moreParched by Drought, New Mexico Still Free & Easy With Water
With 98 percent of New Mexico suffering from drought this summer, a fight over water rights is gearing up in the state capital, where the commissioner of public lands sued the state engineer for allowing millions of gallons of groundwater to be used for fracking.
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