AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-legislation-marijuana-61021fb6047fccfa09b004b30acf172dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-legislation-marijuana-61021fb6047fccfa09b004b30acf172dClick to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and kicking off sales next year, making it the seventh state since November to put an end to pot prohibition.The governor, a...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-legislation-marijuana-61021fb6047fccfa09b004b30acf172dClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-legislation-marijuana-61021fb6047fccfa09b004b30acf172dClick to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and kicking off sales next year, making it the seventh state since November to put an end to pot prohibition.The governor, a...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-marijuana-new-mexico-2ee2ccaa6ec362029e55f09d85fcf1c3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-marijuana-new-mexico-2ee2ccaa6ec362029e55f09d85fcf1c3Click to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M (AP) — New Mexico is joining a wave of states that are legalizing recreational marijuana as its Democrat-dominated Legislature sent a package of cannabis bills Wednesday to a supportive governor. Lawmakers used a marathon two-day legislative session to push...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-marijuana-new-mexico-2ee2ccaa6ec362029e55f09d85fcf1c3Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/legislature-michelle-lujan-grisham-recreational-marijuana-marijuana-new-mexico-2ee2ccaa6ec362029e55f09d85fcf1c3Click to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M (AP) — New Mexico is joining a wave of states that are legalizing recreational marijuana as its Democrat-dominated Legislature sent a package of cannabis bills Wednesday to a supportive governor. Lawmakers used a marathon two-day legislative session to push...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/santa-fe-006071a1ae429c1a4d22ff4e002bdf14Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/santa-fe-006071a1ae429c1a4d22ff4e002bdf14Click to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction Friday against a man who claimed a “warrior gene” made him predisposed to impulsive acts of violence. In a unanimous decision, justices ruled that a lower court was justified in excluding evidence about a theory that lacks scientific reliability in the conviction of Anthony Blas Yepez by a jury for the death of an elderly Santa Fe man in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/santa-fe-006071a1ae429c1a4d22ff4e002bdf14Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/santa-fe-006071a1ae429c1a4d22ff4e002bdf14Click to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction Friday against a man who claimed a “warrior gene” made him predisposed to impulsive acts of violence. In a unanimous decision, justices ruled that a lower court was justified in excluding evidence about a theory that lacks scientific reliability in the conviction of Anthony Blas Yepez by a jury for the death of an elderly Santa Fe man in...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: SANTA FE, N.M. - A Democrat-led Legislature in New Mexico pushed forward Friday to ensure future access to abortions by voting to repeal a dormant ban on most abortion procedures, marking a defiant counterpoint to efforts in some conservative states.House legislators voted to approve the repeal of the 1969 statute that has gone unenforced since the U.S. Supreme Court...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: SANTA FE, N.M. - A Democrat-led Legislature in New Mexico pushed forward Friday to ensure future access to abortions by voting to repeal a dormant ban on most abortion procedures, marking a defiant counterpoint to efforts in some conservative states.House legislators voted to approve the repeal of the 1969 statute that has gone unenforced since the U.S. Supreme Court...WW…

AdvertisementSANTA FE, N.M. --Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is headed home to New Mexico after nearly three weeks in a Washington jail, after a judge on Friday said she will trust Griffin to show up for trial in connection with the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell on Friday reversed a magistrate judge's prior detention order that described Griffin as a flight risk.Griffin denies federal charges that he knowingly entering barricaded areas of the Capitol grounds with the intent to disrupt government as Congress considered Electoral College...…AdvertisementSANTA FE, N.M. --Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is headed home to New Mexico after nearly three weeks in a Washington jail, after a judge on Friday said she will trust Griffin to show up for trial in connection with the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol.U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell on Friday reversed a magistrate judge's prior detention order that described Griffin as a flight risk.Griffin denies federal charges that he knowingly entering barricaded areas of the Capitol grounds with the intent to disrupt government as Congress considered Electoral College...WW…

logged_outSANTA FE – Voters flocked to early voting locations Saturday as New Mexico expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3.At an early voting center in Santa Fe, cars lined up hours ahead of the 10 a.m. opening time.Reports of slow mail and long in-person voting lines in other states motivated many voters to show up early.“The mail is already clogged up and slowed down,” said Shirley Fillas, 70, a Democratic voter who parked outside the locked gates around 7:30 a.m. to drop off her absentee ballot.By the time the doors opened, 175 people were lined up at the...…logged_outSANTA FE – Voters flocked to early voting locations Saturday as New Mexico expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3.At an early voting center in Santa Fe, cars lined up hours ahead of the 10 a.m. opening time.Reports of slow mail and long in-person voting lines in other states motivated many voters to show up early.“The mail is already clogged up and slowed down,” said Shirley Fillas, 70, a Democratic voter who parked outside the locked gates around 7:30 a.m. to drop off her absentee ballot.By the time the doors opened, 175 people were lined up at the...WW…

TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementSANTA FE, N.M. — Roger Montoya, a Democratic candidate in an open New Mexico House race, has acknowledged his participation in two pornographic films in the 1980s as a college student.He said he is not proud of it but believes the experience helped him better understand exploitation and the need to provide opportunities for young people.The revelation about Montoya of Velarde emerged as the nationally heralded arts educator runs for office in a sprawling rural legislative...…TRENDING:AdvertisementFollow UsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuestion of the DayAdvertisementSANTA FE, N.M. — Roger Montoya, a Democratic candidate in an open New Mexico House race, has acknowledged his participation in two pornographic films in the 1980s as a college student.He said he is not proud of it but believes the experience helped him better understand exploitation and the need to provide opportunities for young people.The revelation about Montoya of Velarde emerged as the nationally heralded arts educator runs for office in a sprawling rural legislative...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-elections-voting-2020-new-mexico-e90977a052c474b6267450230f684fd7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-elections-voting-2020-new-mexico-e90977a052c474b6267450230f684fd7Click to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Voters across New Mexico have submitted nearly 250,000 absentee ballot requests with especially strong demand among Democrats for alternatives to in-person voting amid the pandemic, according to statistics released Thursday by state voting regulators. In 2016, voters cast 8,000...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-elections-voting-2020-new-mexico-e90977a052c474b6267450230f684fd7Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-election-2020-elections-voting-2020-new-mexico-e90977a052c474b6267450230f684fd7Click to copyRelated topicsSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Voters across New Mexico have submitted nearly 250,000 absentee ballot requests with especially strong demand among Democrats for alternatives to in-person voting amid the pandemic, according to statistics released Thursday by state voting regulators. In 2016, voters cast 8,000...WW…