BC-NM--New Mexico News Coverage Advisory, NM
Good morning. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in New Mexico.
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TOP STORIES:
LEGISLATURE-NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE, N.M. — Lawmakers will push plans to legalize marijuana, underwrite tuition-free college and improve a beleaguered public education system during a 30-day legislative session. Political battle lines are being drawn on teacher pay increases amid a budget surplus and new gun control measures after an El Paso, Texas mass shooting sent shock waves through neighboring New Mexico. By Morgan Lee. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos.
NEW MEXICO CITY-TRANSPARENCY
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — An embattled northern New Mexico city where the mayor recently stepped down over claims of bribery and abuse of power is facing new allegations that city officials violated open records and open meetings laws. SENT: 390 words.
US-IMMIGRATION COURTS
Botched translations, courtrooms packed with children, migrants fending for themselves with no legal representation and cases being postponed to 2023. Associated Press reporters sat in on across immigration courtrooms across the country to chronicle the dysfunction of a system shouldering crushing caseloads and chaos. By Kate Brumback, Deepti Hajela and Amy Taxin. UPCOMING: 3,000 words, with photos, video and abridged version.
WITH:
— IMMIGRATION-FREEZING CELLS: The trial for a lawsuit challenging detention conditions in some of the Border Patrol’s facilities in Arizona continues Thursday after the federal judge who will rule on the case made a last-minute inspection at a Tucson facility Wednesday afternoon. UPCOMING: Story. Length to be determined.
With:
— CENTRAL AMERICA-MIGRANTS: Less-organized migrants, tighter immigration control by Guatemalan authorities and the presence of U.S. advisers have reduced the likelihood that the hundreds of migrants who departed Honduras will form anything like the cohesive procession the term “caravan” now conjures. By Sonia Perez D. SENT: 740 words, photos.
IN BRIEF:
— AGENCY WEBSITE HACKED: A New Mexico state agency's website is down as a result of what officials say is a ransomeware hack.
— ROSWELL-SUSPECT DEATH: A crime suspect who allegedly fired at Rowsell police later fatally shot himself while he was the subject of a search, the Police Department said.
— DEPUTY SHOOTING-LAWSUIT: The family of a New Mexico woman fatally shot more than 20 times by sheriff's deputies is suing.
— NEW MEXICO STATE-LAWSUIT: A former criminal justice professor at New Mexico State University says he lost his job in retaliation for reporting misconduct at his department.
— NAVAJO OFFICIAL-FUNERAL: A former Navajo Nation Council delegate is being remembered for his years of public service and inspiration to others.
SPORTS
BKC--NEW MEXICO STATE-UTAH VALLEY
OREM, Utah — New Mexico State plays Utah Valley at UCCU Center.
MMA--UFC 246-McGREGOR’S RETURN
LAS VEGAS — The last three years of Conor McGregor's life have been a lucrative morass of pay-per-view defeats, whiskey sales and relentless legal troubles. The former two-division UFC champion hasn't won a single fight in a cage or a boxing ring in all that time, however. The Irish superstar seems relaxed and perhaps even humbled before his MMA return Saturday against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. By Greg Beacham. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 6 p.m. PST.
BKN--NUGGETS-WARRIORS
SAN FRANCISCO — The Denver Nuggets visit the Golden State Warriors. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.
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