BC-NM--New Mexico News Digest, NM
Good afternoon. 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 charged with overseeing hunting and fishing regulations and managing wildlife across New Mexico met Friday for the first time following a shakeup over an ongoing dispute that involves public access to rivers and streams that flow through private property. By Susan Montoya Bryan. SENT: 610 words, photos planned.
NEW MEXICO TRAPPING
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Restrictions on wildlife traps and wire snares on select tracts of public lands around New Mexico along with a no-trapping buffer around designated trailheads have been adopted by the New Mexico Game Commission, but environmentalists and trappers still have concerns. By Susan Montoya Bryan. UPCOMING: 350 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, photos.
IMMIGRATION-TRANSGENDER MIGRANTS
One month after winning her release from immigration detention, a transgender woman from El Salvador was arrested and taken back to the same facility because the U.S. government is appealing. By Nomaan Merchant. SENT: 700 words.
UPCOMING FOR SATURDAY:
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA-NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE, N.M. — Innovative approaches to regulating recreational marijuana such as licenses for micro-cannabis businesses, small-farm loans and subsidized medical pot are under consideration as New Mexico lawmakers race against a 30-day clock to craft legalization legislation. Support is uncertain within the Democratic legislative majority, while only Illinois has legalized sales through the demanding legislative process. By Morgan Lee. UPCOMING: 650 words, photos.
IN BRIEF:
— LOBBYISTS-NEW MEXICO: 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.
— TRIBAL CASINOS-HURT WORKERS: 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.
— WINTER WEATHER-NEW MEXICO: Winter weather caused school closures and delayed openings Friday due to slick roads from snow and freezing rain across much of northern New Mexico as authorities warned that strong winds could create hazardous driving conditions.
— 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.
BKN--NUGGETS-PATIENT PORTER
DENVER — Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. has to remind himself to stay patient. He's feeling so good, though, after missing all of last season following back surgery. More minutes will eventually arrive. He knows that. By Pat Graham. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 6 p.m. ET.
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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