By Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what regulators say is the largest seizure and destruction of cannabis in New Mexico since new possession and cultivation laws took effect in 2021. Authorities announced the operation Monday, […]
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Company vows to sue over damages after New Mexico authorities destroy cannabis crops
By Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what regulators say is the largest seizure and destruction of cannabis in New Mexico since new possession and cultivation laws took effect in 2021. Authorities announced the operation Monday, […]
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New Mexico emergency responders preparing for major winter storm
By Austin Fisher, Source NM New Mexico emergency management officials were moving equipment and workers into place Wednesday ahead of a major storm forecast to hit the state. National Weather Service Albuquerque placed large swaths of the state under a winter storm warning through Friday. That stretches from northern New Mexico south to Ruidoso in […]
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New Mexico emergency responders preparing for major winter storm
By Austin Fisher, Source NM New Mexico emergency management officials were moving equipment and workers into place Wednesday ahead of a major storm forecast to hit the state. National Weather Service Albuquerque placed large swaths of the state under a winter storm warning through Friday. That stretches from northern New Mexico south to Ruidoso in […]
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What Trump’s victory could mean for oil companies and climate change policy
By Evan Halper, Maxine Joselow, Chico Harlan, The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could reverse the gains the United States has made in fighting global warming, experts said, by cementing his plans to unleash domestic fossil fuel production, dismantle key environmental rules and scale back federal support for renewable energy […]
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How Donald Trump found his footing and fought his way back to the White House
By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker, Tyler Pager The Washington Post (c) 2024 Trump Force One was Michigan-bound this spring when the former president confronted one of his biggest political weaknesses: abortion. Donald Trump bragged about his role in helping to overturn Roe v. Wade. Now some longtime advisers wanted Trump to sign on to a national 15-week […]
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How Donald Trump found his footing and fought his way back to the White House
By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker, Tyler Pager The Washington Post (c) 2024 Trump Force One was Michigan-bound this spring when the former president confronted one of his biggest political weaknesses: abortion. Donald Trump bragged about his role in helping to overturn Roe v. Wade. Now some longtime advisers wanted Trump to sign on to a national 15-week […]
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What the Democrats are asking themselves after Harris’s definitive loss
By Matt Viser, Tyler Pager The Washington Post President Joe Biden on Tuesday night gathered in the White House residence with some of his longest-serving advisers, the ones who guided him to victory in 2020 and centered his reelection campaign around a fight for democracy, the ones who reluctantly advised him to drop out of the […]
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What the Democrats are asking themselves after Harris’s definitive loss
By Matt Viser, Tyler Pager The Washington Post President Joe Biden on Tuesday night gathered in the White House residence with some of his longest-serving advisers, the ones who guided him to victory in 2020 and centered his reelection campaign around a fight for democracy, the ones who reluctantly advised him to drop out of the […]
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NMDOT Invests over $1 Million in two East Mountains Projects
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Five office recently awarded seven local governments with a 95% match in funding. According to a press release from NMDOT, the funding, announced Oct. 31, is for local entity projects, investing $9,713116.73 in District Five Transportation Funded Roadway projects. Two projects in the East Mountains totaling over […]