Morning Word: Cabinet Secretary Held in Contempt

Earnest Held in Contempt

Federal Judge Kenneth Gonzales is holding New Mexico Human Services Department Secretary Brent Earnest in contempt for

aimed at improving the administration of food aid and Medicaid health care benefits.

Courts Reduce Mileage Reimbursements

The New Mexico Judiciary announced it will reduce court spending by about a half million dollars a year by

for travel by judges, staff, jurors, interpreters and court-ordered witnesses. Matthew Reichbach reports, “Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Daniels wrote a letter to Gov. Susana Martinez and a separate, though identical, letter to legislators last week stating that any further cuts would be detrimental to the courts system.”

Senators Want State Considered for Defense Tech Hub

US Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich want Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to

as part of the military's mission to widen the technology gap between the United States and its adversaries.

Clinton Outraises Trump in New Mexico, Again

Donald Trump’s campaign may be

in New Mexico ahead of the Nov. 8 election, but so far Hillary Clinton’s campaign is

. New Mexico In Depth reviewed the latest financial filings and found Clinton raised nearly $240,000; Trump $116,000; Gary Johnson got $25,000 and Green Party candidate Jill Stein only collected $5,000.

Climate Change Impacts Chile Crops

There’s no scientific doubt that climate change is impacting the world’s environment. And now SFR’s Elizabeth Miller reports

and may eventually mean higher prices at the market.

West Nile Virus Still a Threat

Summer may have come to an end, but the West Nile virus remains

until probably the first real frost. The New Mexico Department of Health reports three men have recently been hospitalized with a neuroinvasive form of the virus. That brings the total number of cases to five in 2016. Last year, the public agency recorded 14 nonfatal human cases.

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