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A state appeals court sides with the Republican governor in her administration's move to scrap building standards adopted by her predecessor
A New Mexico court of appeals has backed the administration of Republican Governor Susana Martinez in its repeal of energy efficiency standards that had been implemented by her predecessor, a Democrat.
According to a short article from the Associated Press on October 1, the court upheld a decision by the state's Construction Industries Commission to revise state building codes.