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    • Screenshot of New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and other election officials from across the country at the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on March 28, 2023.
      Toulouse Oliver talks to Senate about NM elections
      By Nicole Maxwell | 21 hours ago

      New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver testified Tuesday in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration about elections.

    • NM Supreme Court hears arguments in Four Corners ownership transfer case
      By Hannah Grover | 21 hours ago

      The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the Public Service Company of New Mexico’s appeal of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission’s rejection of an application to transfer the utility’s share of the Four Corners Power Plant to Navajo Transitional Energy Company.  The PRC rejected the utility’s request to transfer its ownership shares in the Four Corners Power Plant in 2021, going against the recommendation of the hearing examiner to approve the application.

    • Matador enters into $6.2 million settlement with NMED, EPA
      By Hannah Grover | March 28, 2023

      An oil and gas company that allegedly released significant amounts of volatile organic compounds in the Permian Basin agreed to pay a $6.2 million settlement with the New Mexico Environment Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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    • Guv signed two LGBTQ bills into law Friday
      By Susan Dunlap | March 28, 2023

      Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two LGBTQ bills into law on Friday.

    • Lujan Grisham signs universal free school meal bill into law
      By Matthew Reichbach | March 27, 2023

      All New Mexico public school students will receive free meals after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the bill into law on Monday.

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    About Joey Peters

    Joey Peters

    Joey Peters has been a journalist for nearly a decade. Most recently, his reporting in New Mexico on closed government policies earned several accolades. Peters has also worked as a reporter in Washington DC and the Twin Cities. Contact him by phone at (505) 226-3197.

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