Posts Tagged New Mexico

NM drug trafficking ring linked to Sinaloa cartel

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of a major drug trafficking and money laundering Albuquerque organization recently named in an indictment had connections to the deadly Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico, federal officials said Friday.

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NM House panel to resume immigrant license debate

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A House panel has approved a proposal backed by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez to stop driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants in New Mexico.

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Senate confirms governor’s budget agency leader

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tom Clifford as secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.

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APNewsBreak: More Mexican wolves in the wild

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials said Friday there are more Mexican gray wolves in the wild than there have been in each of the past five years, giving a glimmer of hope to a program that has struggled to return the endangered animals to the Southwest.

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Carlsbad residents urged to cutback water use

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Carlsbad residents and businesses are urged to voluntarily cut back on water usage before summer arrives. City officials say that starting water conservation measures now will be a test run for when the city’s water conservation, emergency response and drought management ordinance begins April 1.

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