New Mexico still struggles to hire state police

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Department of Public Safety says it continues to encounter difficulties in recruiting new officers after raising starting salaries by 12 percent.
Agency Sec. Scott Weaver briefed state lawmakers Thursday on efforts to better recruit and retain officers at a meeting of the Legislative Finance Committee in Roswell.
The department plans to implement a more modest $1.2 million increase to its officer pay plan with the new fiscal year starting July 1, after