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A former employee who is being sued by Blue Stone Strategy Group alleges in a counterclaim that the firm, which employed Tim Keller before he was elected state auditor, was improperly paid by clients to help them win contracts, but Keller, who is not named as a party in the lawsuit, denies he violated any provisions in the Governmental Conduct Act. This all follows revelations by Keller that he's been investigating Tax and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla for pressuring staffers to give a former client preferential treatment.
Photojournalist Roberto Rosales and Albuquerque Journal reporter Lauren Villagran discovered that rugged terrain along the US-Mexico border continues to present law enforcement some real challenges on the lookout for drug mules. Still, the number of drugs seized is on the rise.
Read more about their trip to the border.
Meanwhile, a federal judge in California issued a ruling that says the US Department of Justice’s current system of detaining children with their mothers after they have crossed the US-Mexico border violates an 18-year-old court settlement.
Despite the monsoon rains, artists selling their crafts at the Spanish Market in Santa Fe report having a good weekend.
Read it the Santa Fe New Mexican.
Political columnist Milan Simonich says Gov. Susana Martinez could help reverse the state's dismal child poverty ranking simply by supporting a proposal to use money from the state's permanent fund.
Congress may allow the US Department of Veterans Administration to divert some program funds to close a budget gap and shorten medical appointment waiting times.
The University of New Mexico is earning millions in royalties and patent payments from sharing its technology research with commercial businesses.
Kevin Robinson-Avila has details.
Another early-morning shooting has left yet another Albuquerque teenager dead and two others injured.
A New Mexico State Police officer has been put on administrative leave. KRQE reports it might be because the officer missed a court date for a defendent he may being having a relationship with.
Santa Fe Reporter