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Otero County, New Mexico Commissioner Couy Griffin speaks to reporters as he arrives at federal court in Washington, Friday, June. 17, 2022. A New Mexico state district court judge has disqualified Griffin from holding public office. State District Court Judge Francis Mathew issued a ruling Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, that permanently prohibits Griffin from holding or seeking local or federal office. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

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Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
Tue,09/20/22-5:29PM , 67 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico politician and Trump supporter who was removed and barred from elected office for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is attempting to appeal that decision to the state Supreme Court.
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In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin gestures while talking with investigators following a fatal shooting last year on a movie set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Law enforcement officials have released a trove of video and photographic evidence in the investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 25, 2022, included videos of investigators debriefing Baldwin on the day of the shooting inside a compact office. (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Videos show aftermath of film-set shooting, Baldwin reaction
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
Tue,04/26/22-5:13PM , 212 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin described complacency, disorganization and neglected safety measures in the making of the low-budget movie “Rust.”
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This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, New Mexico workplace safety regulators issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October 2021 by actor and producer Alec Baldwin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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New Mexico fines film company over Alec Baldwin shooting
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-11:08AM , 134 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.
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This image provided by Museum of New Mexico Press, shows illustrations in the newly published children's book titled "New Mexico Christmas Story," from Museum of New Mexico Press. The book is written by Rudolfo Anaya with artwork by El Moises and a Spanish translation from Enrique Lamadrid. An author known as the father of Chicano literature left behind a children's tale about Christmas in the American Southwest when he died in 2020 of natural causes. The bilingual tale from Rudolfo Anaya is being published posthumously this year. (Moises Salcedo/ Museum of New Mexico Press via AP)

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Rudolfo Anaya weaved bilingual holiday tale for children
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
Fri,12/24/21-11:09AM , 115 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An author known as the father of Chicano literature left behind a bilingual children’s book after his 2020 death, telling a story about Christmas in the American Southwest.
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