Latest New Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Uber, Cab Companies Go to Battle Against New Mexico Regulations
May 29 2015 // The company that operates the ridesharing service Uber wants the New Mexico Supreme Court to overturn new state rules governing transportation network companies. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Uber is joining a...
Former New Mexico Teacher Files Suit Over Her 2012 Firing
May 27 2015 // A former Rio Rancho, N.M. teacher says in a lawsuit that she was fired as a result of her involvement with a union and her outspoken criticism of school district officials. The Albuquerque Journal reported that school...
New Mexico AG Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Need Drug Testing
May 18 2015 // Drivers of ridesharing services Lyft and Uber in New Mexico should face strict drug testing requirements like taxi drivers and keep detailed records of such tests, the state Attorney General Hector Balderas told regulators...
Suit Against New Mexico College Becomes Class Action Proceeding
May 12 2015 // A New Mexico district court judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by eight former Dona Ana Community College students against the school will become a class-action proceeding. Las Cruces Sun-News reported that the initial...
Lyft Says Plans to Pull out of New Mexico over Rules
May 8 2015 // Ridesharing service Lyft says it’s suspending operations in New Mexico after state regulators passed new requirements that the company called “onerous.” The San Francisco-based firm set a May 14 deadline...
School Shooting Victims in New Mexico Awarded Nearly $2M
May 4 2015 // Insurance carriers for the Roswell Independent School District in New Mexico have paid nearly $2 million in structured settlements to two victims of a shooting at a middle school last year. The Roswell Daily Record...
New Mexico AG Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Need Drug Testing
May 1 2015 // Drivers of ridesharing services Lyft and Uber in New Mexico should face strict drug testing requirements like taxi drivers and keep detailed records of such tests, the state Attorney General Hector Balderas told regulators...
Hub International Acquires Assets of ‘N Compass Group in New Mexico
Apr 8 2015 // Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Las Cruces, New Mexico–based ‘N Compass Group Inc.. ‘N Compass provides employee benefits insurance and consulting services to the Las Cruces and El Paso...
New Mexico Jury Awards $12M Against Condo Association for Shooting Death
Apr 6 2015 // The family of a man killed in an Albuquerque, N.M.-area housing complex by a stray bullet that went through his door has won a $12 million judgment against a condominium association and a property management firm. A jury...
New Mexico Drivers Can Take Safety Courses Sooner Under New Law
Apr 2 2015 // Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill to allow New Mexico drivers to take safety courses at a younger age. Currently, people can take the refresher courses when they turn 55. Under the bill signed into law Tuesday, they...
Bill to Create Two-Tiered Driver’s License Moving in New Mexico
Mar 23 2015 // The New Mexico Senate approved a two-tiered bill on Friday that would continue to grant driving privileges to people in the country illegally. The compromise reached on the issue calls for two distinct driver’s...
New Mexico Jury Awards $12M Against Condo Association For Shooting Death
Mar 20 2015 // The family of a man killed in an Albuquerque, N.M.-area housing complex by a stray bullet that went through his door has won a $12 million judgment against a condominium association and a property management firm. KRQE-TV...
Suit Filed Against U of New Mexico by Woman Who Reported Gang Rape
Feb 23 2015 // A woman’s lawsuit accuses the University of New Mexico of giving short shrift to her report of being raped by two football players and another man. The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court seeks unspecified...
New Mexico Bill Would Reduce Benefits if Workers Are High
Feb 23 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...
Driver’s Licenses For Immigrants Spur Debate in New Mexico
Feb 12 2015 // Alejandro Altamirano from Durango, Mexico, has called New Mexico home for a dozen years, and it’s where his two U.S.-born daughters are being raised. But the 36-year-old dairy farmworker fears he will be forced into...
New Mexico Legislature Considers Truancy Driver’s License Bill
Feb 11 2015 // A New Mexico House panel is set to debate a measure that would take away driver’s licenses of high school students who stop attending class. The House Education Committee this week took up a bill that suspends the...
New Mexico Bill Would Reduce Benefits If Workers Are High
Feb 3 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...
Did New Mexico Court Open ‘Pandora’s Bong’ With Nod to Pot for Worker?
Jan 22 2015 // A can of worms has been opened, the horse is out of the barn and the industry is gazing into Pandora’s Box. There is no shortage of idioms for workers’ compensation experts who are concerned over a decision...
New Mexico Governor Makes Another Run at Driver’s License Law
Jan 22 2015 // New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she wants the Legislature to repeal a law that allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to immigrants who are in the country illegally. Martinez took aim at the law during her...
Suit Filed Over New Mexico Woman’s High School Photo Put on Flask
Jan 6 2015 // A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, “I’m going to be the most popular girl in rehab.” Veronica Vigil’s lawsuit in federal...
