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Published May 15, 2015 at 1250 × 833 in DSC_0021

Federal Courthouse in Albuquerque
Photo: Andy Lyman

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Felons want voting rights restored
By Santa Fe New Mexican | 15 hours ago
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican Adam John Griego is dreaming of the day he can vote again. The 50-year-old Santa Fean, who spent two years in prison for a felony drug possession charge, anticipates how it will feel when he can finally cast a ballot once more: "Liberating," he said.
Adult sexual misconduct ‘prevalent’ in New Mexico’s public schools
By Santa Fe New Mexican | 15 hours ago
By Daniel J. Chacón, The Santa Fe New Mexican Two years after being recognized as the girls track coach of the year at Los Lunas High School, Johnathon Bindues was in handcuffs, accused of exchanging thousands of sexually explicit text messages with a freshman on the team.
Carbon sequestration bill passes House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee
By Hannah Grover | 15 hours ago
In the effort to prevent global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius (nearly 35 degrees Fahrenheit), technology like carbon capture and sequestration may be needed, according to reports from groups like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Rep. Meredith Dixon, D-Albuquerque, pointed to that report when presenting a bill that would provide $2.4 million of state money for New Mexico so that the state could seek primacy over Class VI wells. Dixon sponsored House Bill 174 along with Rep. Nathan Small, D-Las Cruces. The bill passed the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on a 6-4 vote.

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New full-spectrum reproductive health care clinic in Las Cruces still in planning stages
By Susan Dunlap | January 28, 2023
A new full-spectrum reproductive health clinic in Las Cruces is still, at least, a few years from becoming a reality, said Bold Futures Executive Director Charlene Bencomo.
Bill to continue a cancer registry generates debate
By Susan Dunlap | January 28, 2023
A bill that will, if enacted, appropriate $500,000 from the general fund to the board of regents of the University of New Mexico to support the operational infrastructure for the state’s human papillomavirus pap registry passed the House Health and Human Services Committee by 6 to 2 on Friday.

About Andy Lyman

Andy Lyman is an Albuquerque based reporter. He previously covered the New Mexico's legislative session for the New Mexico News Network and served as a reporter and host for numerous news outlets.

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