Hemp production one step closer to reality in New Mexico
OnLegislation that clears the way for the industrial production of hemp and related products in New Mexico has been signed into law. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed a bill that establishes a state regulatory framework for an emerging hemp…
Uncertainty surrounds New Mexico gathering of Mexican-American scholars
OnALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Mexican American scholars from universities across the country are gathering in New Mexico for an annual national conference amid uncertainty. Members of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies are scheduled Wednesday to start their four-day conference…
New Mexico passes minimum wage increase
OnSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday raising the state’s minimum wage for the first time in a decade from $7.50 an hour to $12 by 2023. The first increase to $9 an hour goes into effect…
Outed CIA Agent looks at U.S. Senate run for New Mexico
OnValerie Plame, the former CIA operative who was famously outed in an intelligence leak during President George W. Bush’s administration is apparently seeking to run for office. Plame, 55, said she would ‘like another opportunity to serve my country,’ the Washington Examiner reports, after…