Clinton Campaign Woos Women In New Mexico—Associated Press
Supporters of Hillary Clinton in New Mexico are calling attention to the Democratic presidential candidate's policies and advocacy on women's issues.
The gathering on Saturday at a woman-owned business in Albuquerque highlights Clinton's proposals for equal pay for women, paid family and medical leave, and affordable childcare.
Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham of Albuquerque says she'll be there to talk to women about issues from pay equality to voting rights. Democratic State Reps. Sheryl Williams Stapleton and Debbie Armstrong also plan to attend with former New Mexico First Lady Clara Apodaca.
New Mexico votes June 7 in the final round of state primary contests between Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Lujan Grisham plans to cast her superdelegate ballot for Clinton at the Democratic National Convention this summer.
New Mexico Seeks To Stop Feds From Releasing Wolves —Associated Press
Lawyers for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish are seeking to stop federal wildlife managers from releasing more endangered Mexican gray wolves into the wild.
In a court filing Thursday, they asked for a temporary restraining order that would require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to get state permission before releasing wildlife — including wolves — in New Mexico.
The wolf recovery program spans parts of New Mexico and Arizona.
The move comes after the federal agency released a pair of captive-born pups into a wild wolf den in southwestern New Mexico last month.
The state had previously threatened to sue over the federal agency's insistence that it continue with its wolf recovery program despite opposition over releases in New Mexico and the lack of an updated recovery plan.
New Mexico Extends Comment Period On Lab Cleanup Plan—Associated Press
New Mexico regulators are giving the public more time to comment on a plan governing the cleanup of tons of hazardous waste and contamination left behind by decades of research at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The state Environment Department announced Friday that the comment period is being extended another 15 days to May 31.
The department will present comments received so far at a meeting next week in Santa Fe.
The draft plan comes after missteps by Los Alamos lab resulted in a radiation leak in February 2014 that derailed the federal government's multibillion-dollar cleanup effort at the northern New Mexico lab and other defense-related sites.
State officials have said the goal of the proposed consent order is to accelerate cleanup and leverage more federal dollars for the work.
University Of New Mexico Eyes Seal Amid Racial Concerns—Associated Press, Russel Contreras
New Mexico's largest university is considering revising its half-century old seal over concerns by Native American students who say it represents the frontier's violent era.
Unlike other battles to change logos and names of buildings, the dispute over the seal is drawing defense from another minority groups — Hispanics.
Native American student groups want the University of New Mexico to drop the seal that depicts a rifle-toting frontiersman and a sword-carrying Spanish conquistador.
Ralph Arellanes, chair of the Hispano Round Table of New Mexico, said removing the conquistador would be unacceptable since it represents New Mexico's Hispanic heritage. He says he's open to taking the conquistador's sword away and putting him on a horse.
University president Bob Frank says one proposal would add a Native American to the seal.