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:
GAME COMMISSION-LEADERSHIP
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A panel that oversees hunting, fishing and wildlife management in New Mexico will meet Friday to elect new leadership. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declined to reappoint the previous chairwoman over a policy disagreement that some say was linked to a fight over public access to streams and rivers. By Susan Montoya Bryan. SENT: 480 words.
VALLES CALDERA-LAND PURCHASE
JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. — A national preserve in northern New Mexico that is sometimes referred to as the “Yellowstone of the Southwest” has added another piece of property to its land holdings that contains sulfuric acid hot springs, volcanic fumaroles and steaming mud pots. SENT: 340 words.
LOBBYISTS-NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE, N.M. — A watchdog group on ethics in government is highlighting the influence of paid lobbyists on the legislative process in New Mexico and advocating for greater public disclosures on lobbying and a change in the culture of local Statehouse politics, according to a report published Friday. SENT: 230 words.
TRIBAL CASINIOS-HURT WORKERS
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico Supreme Court decision says at least some tribal casino workers injured on the job can't receive benefits through the state's workers' compensation program. SENT: 220 words.
IN BRIEF:
— TEJANO SINGER-SHOOTING: A slain Tejano singer from New Mexico will posthumously receive the New Mexico Hispano Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
— ODD-MEDICAL POT-SWAT STANDOFF: Authorities say a SWAT team was forced to smoke out suspects in an Albuquerque marijuana dispensary burglary that sparked a standoff.
SPORTS
MMA-UFC 246 PREVIEW
LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor claims he allowed the UFC to pick his comeback opponent. The promotion matched up its Irish superstar with Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, and his veteran skills could put quickly end McGregor's plan to return to dominance. By Greg Beacham. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos by 5 p.m. PST.
ON BASEBALL-SIGN STEALING
NEW YORK — Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era, and now it's holding the sport prisoner. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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