All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2014 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury.The court in May upheld...
May 21 2014 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury.The court on Monday...
May 19 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought.The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement in April, saying the loans can help offset economic...
May 13 2014 // An uncontained wildfire in New Mexico is approaching 5,000 acres is threatening several structures, ranches and campgrounds, and has forced some evacuations, according to fire officials.The Signal Fire 10 miles north of...
Apr 29 2014 // A new report out of New Mexico says nearly 200 state employees have had their state vehicle driving privileges revoked.The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the General Services Department says 191 state workers had their...
Apr 28 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought.The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement Friday, saying the loans can help offset economic losses...
Apr 8 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal from a New Mexico wedding photographer found to have violated a state anti-discrimination law when she refused to take pictures of a commitment ceremony for a same-sex...
Apr 7 2014 // A potash mining company won its lawsuit against an oil and gas company over a mistake in a New Mexico drilling project but a jury awarded just one cent of damages.The award for Plymouth, Mass.-based Mosaic Co. in its suit...
Mar 28 2014 // The recent truck fire and radiation release from the government’s troubled nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico were “near misses” at a facility whose workers proved unprepared to respond to the...
Mar 27 2014 // A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) for the subsidiaries of Safety Insurance Group,...
Mar 10 2014 // A New Mexico judge has issued a $3.2 million judgment against Wells Fargo & Co. for foreclosing on a man’s home after his death, even though he had a purchased an insurance policy through the bank that would have...
Mar 3 2014 // A proposal to ban texting while driving in New Mexico will become official law.Gov. Susana Martinez is scheduled to sign legislation that would prohibit texting while operating a vehicle Sunday afternoon. Martinez will...
Feb 20 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Lea County a natural disaster area, making drought-stricken farmers and ranchers in the area eligible for assistance. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the...
Feb 19 2014 // A proposal to toughen drunken driving penalties has cleared the New Mexico House but it likely faces difficulty in the Senate.The measure would add mandatory prison time to the basic sentence of drunken driving offenders...
Feb 11 2014 // A bill that would have stopped New Mexico from granting driver’s licenses to most immigrants without proper documentation has stalled in the Legislature.The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the legislation could not...
Feb 10 2014 // A woman who says she was kept in a filthy, isolated New Mexico jail cell for months at a time has reached a $1.6 million settlement with Valencia County, attorneys for both sides confirmed.The settlement came after an...
Jan 24 2014 // The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance has officially notified TraffiCare International LLC to cease and desist all New Mexico operations due to their failure to obtain the required licenses and certificate of...
Jan 13 2014 // Two New Mexico cities are preparing to begin operating public charging stations for electric vehicles.In late December 2013 Gallup opened a Tesla Motors supercharger station and Farmington is scheduled to open one this...
Jan 7 2014 // Another attempt is being made at the New Mexico Legislature to prohibit texting while driving.Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe has pre-filed a bill, marking the fifth time a version of a texting-while-driving ban...
Dec 24 2013 // Two New Mexico cities are preparing to begin operating public charging stations for electric vehicles.Last week, Gallup opened a Tesla Motors supercharger station and Farmington is scheduled to open one next month, The...