LFC unveils $5.9 billion budget plan

The Legislative Finance Committee's $5.9 billion budget plan would increase education and Medicaid funding and give state workers a pay hike.

     

    Flu cases on rise in New Mexico

    The numbers continue to climb across the country and in New Mexico for the outbreak of the influenza virus.

     

    Chicago company racks up hefty fine

    A big-time out-of-state contractor is accused of breaking state rules and racking up more than $1 million in fines, appears to be slithering through the system.

      Stacy Fleming, 23, second from left, hugs her friend Pam Frakes Monday, July 23, 2012, at a makeshift memorial that the public created across the street from the Century Theater. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez) 

      Theater shooting 'mini-trial' ends

      A hearing laying out the evidence against the accused gunman in the Colorado theater shooting ended Wednesday with the defense deciding not to call witnesses to attest to James Holmes' mental health.

        This aerial photo provided by WABC News Channel 7 shows emergency personnel at the scene of a ferry crash in Lower Manhattan, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/WABC News Channel 7) 

        Photos: NYC ferry crash

        A ferry from New Jersey struck a dock in lower Manhattan, injuring up to 50 people during morning rush hour, according to officials.

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