Oil and gas royalty rate heads to House floor
A bill to raise the top royalty on state land leases in the Permian Basin from 20 to 25 percent advanced from committee. SB 23 cleared the Senate and moved to the House with a do pass, seeking Gov Grisham's signature before adjournment. The map targets Eddy Lea counties and parts of Roosevelt and southeastern Chaves counties, aligning with private land rates and Texas levels.
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JFK assassination files released by National Archives
The 1,123 previously classified documents related to President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination were posted online by the National Archives after a Trump administration directive. The Archives hold over 6 million pages of records and artifacts, many already released. Larry Sabato notes a lengthy review to determine the full significance of the newly posted files.
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John F. Kennedy
Donald Trump
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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Larry J. Sabato
University of Virginia Center For Politics
Teens charged in fatal hit and run of Albuquerque cyclist
Police say a 13 year old drove the stolen car in a May 2024 crash that killed 63 year old physicist Scott Habermehl as he biked to Sandia National Laboratories. Two other boys, ages 11 and 15, are being sought as alleged passengers after video from inside the car circulated on social media.
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Scott Dwight Habermehl
Sandia National Laboratories
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