Latest New Mexico Headlines
All the headlines from our New Mexico Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oversight Chair Questions Safety At New Mexico Nuke Dump
Mar 28 2014 // The recent truck fire and radiation release from the government’s troubled nuclear waste dump in southeastern New Mexico were “near misses” at a facility whose workers proved unprepared to respond to the...
Ratings: Safety Group, Virginia Farm, New Mexico Casualty, Mennonite Mutual
Mar 27 2014 // A.M. Best has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) for the subsidiaries of Safety Insurance Group,...
Bank Told To Pay $3.2M For New Mexico Foreclosure Despite Insurance
Mar 10 2014 // A New Mexico judge has issued a $3.2 million judgment against Wells Fargo & Co. for foreclosing on a man’s home after his death, even though he had a purchased an insurance policy through the bank that would have...
Ban On Texting While Driving To Become New Mexico Law
Mar 3 2014 // A proposal to ban texting while driving in New Mexico will become official law. Gov. Susana Martinez is scheduled to sign legislation that would prohibit texting while operating a vehicle Sunday afternoon. Martinez will...
Lea County in New Mexico Declared Disaster Area Due To Drought
Feb 20 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Lea County a natural disaster area, making drought-stricken farmers and ranchers in the area eligible for assistance. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the...
Tougher Drunken Driving Bill Navigates New Mexico Legislature
Feb 19 2014 // A proposal to toughen drunken driving penalties has cleared the New Mexico House but it likely faces difficulty in the Senate. The measure would add mandatory prison time to the basic sentence of drunken driving offenders...
Bill to Repeal New Mexico Immigrant Driver’s License Law Stalls
Feb 11 2014 // A bill that would have stopped New Mexico from granting driver’s licenses to most immigrants without proper documentation has stalled in the Legislature. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the legislation could not...
New Mexico Woman Settles Solitary Confinement Suit
Feb 10 2014 // A woman who says she was kept in a filthy, isolated New Mexico jail cell for months at a time has reached a $1.6 million settlement with Valencia County, attorneys for both sides confirmed. The settlement came after an...
New Mexico Insurance Superintendent Issues Cease & Desist Order
Jan 24 2014 // The New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance has officially notified TraffiCare International LLC to cease and desist all New Mexico operations due to their failure to obtain the required licenses and certificate of...
2 New Mexico Cities Opening Car Charging Stations
Jan 13 2014 // Two New Mexico cities are preparing to begin operating public charging stations for electric vehicles. In late December 2013 Gallup opened a Tesla Motors supercharger station and Farmington is scheduled to open one this...
Texting While Driving Ban Again in New Mexico Lawmaker’s Sights
Jan 7 2014 // Another attempt is being made at the New Mexico Legislature to prohibit texting while driving. Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe has pre-filed a bill, marking the fifth time a version of a texting-while-driving ban...
2 New Mexico Cities Opening Car Charging Stations
Dec 24 2013 // Two New Mexico cities are preparing to begin operating public charging stations for electric vehicles. Last week, Gallup opened a Tesla Motors supercharger station and Farmington is scheduled to open one next month, The...
Poms Names Valencia Vice President In New Mexico
Dec 12 2013 // Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Andrew Valencia in the firm’s New Mexico office as vice president of employee benefits. He specializes in the development and implementation of group health, dental,...
New Mexico Suffocation: Nearly $80M Award
Dec 11 2013 // A judge has awarded nearly $80 million to the estate and family of an Albuquerque woman who suffocated in 2002 when her car was buried by sand after being struck by a tractor-trailer truck. District Judge Shannon Bacon...
New Mexico Governor Appoints Workers’ Compensation Director
Dec 4 2013 // Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a state government lawyer from Albuquerque to run a regulatory agency overseeing New Mexico’s workers’ compensation program. Darin Childers becomes director of the...
Watchdog Sues For Sandia Nuke Safety Records In New Mexico
Nov 25 2013 // A watchdog group has filed a lawsuit seeking the release of nuclear safety records for Sandia National Laboratories. The suit filed Friday in federal court in Albuquerque alleges the National Nuclear Security...
New Mexico County, Navajo Nation Added To Declaration
Nov 25 2013 // One New Mexico county and the Navajo Nation have been added to a federal disaster declaration that stemmed from severe storms and flooding this past summer. Federal officials say Sierra County and the Navajo Nation are now...
Insurance Equality Ordered For Gay Marriage in New Mexico
Nov 8 2013 // Insurance companies in New Mexico must provide same-sex married couples with the same discounts and benefits offered to opposite-sex married couples, the state insurance regulator announced Wednesday. Insurance...
Disaster Declaration For New Mexico June Storms, Flooding
Oct 2 2013 // President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for parts of New Mexico for June storms and flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that federal disaster aid is being made available to supplement...
Disaster Declaration For New Mexico’s Santa Clara Pueblo
Sep 30 2013 // President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for New Mexico’s Santa Clara Pueblo. Friday’s move frees up federal aid to supplement the tribe’s efforts in the area affected by severe storms and...
