New Mexico lawmakers challenge feds over rare mouse

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Nearly half of New Mexico’s Legislature is stepping into the fray between ranchers and the federal government over the fencing of watering holes on national forest land to protect an endangered mouse found in three western states.
The 50 lawmakers say the government has overstepped its authority and is trampling private property and water rights.
They’ve sent a letter to State Engineer Tom Blaine, asking that he use his authority as New Mexico’s t