Stuff you need to know, 8.4.23

“Space Valley Announced a Finalist for Potential $160M Federal Grant”
Staff, The Paper
August 3, 2023

Included among the 16 finalists, which were whittled down from 188 other applications, the Space Valley Coalition proposes to use the grant to transform New Mexico’s and Colorado’s existing space assets into a world-leading regional space innovation hub.

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“NM Supreme Court ruling clarifies how domestic violence victims can seek an order of protection”
by Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report
August 4, 2023

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week that the Family Violence Protection Act does not require petitioners to show imminent danger or injury when seeking an order for protection—a high bar that potentially left some victims vulnerable. 

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“Trump’s fake electors: Here’s the full list”
by Kira Lerner, News from the States
January 31, 2022

Again in the news as a result of this week’s Trump indictment for conspiracy to defraud the United States (among other charges), New Mexico’s fake elector slate included a former chairperson and a former executive director of the New Mexico Republican Party.

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