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The National Kidney Registry recently facilitated its 10,000th organ transplant from a living donor — someone who willingly gave up a kidney to a friend, family member or even a complete stranger. That includes Scott Plunket, an Albuquerque resident who received a new kidney and lease on life from a longtime friend.
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The New Mexico Congressional delegation announced Friday more than $17 million in federal funds are coming to New Mexico to support projects providing housing assistance and services for those experiencing homelessness.
Let's Talk New Mexico
Our state legislature is meeting in Santa Fe again - this time through mid-March - to consider the budget, but also lawmakers’ and the governor’s priorities on things like public safety, health care, and the environment. Which issues do you think should be priorities?
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The New Mexico Attorney General and a state senator are calling on lawmakers to create new criminal and civil penalties for those who engage in hazing and cyberbullying, the officials announced at a Thursday news conference in Albuquerque.
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An Albuquerque man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and others on social media.
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Many in New Mexico lack adequate food, secure housing, affordable healthcare, and fair-paying jobs. But by the numbers, so gradual it’s difficult to detect, changes to state tax policy are softening the bite of poverty.
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In the days leading up to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, U.S. attorneys appointed by the Biden Administration are waiting to learn if they will be forced to resign or quit. U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Alexander Uballez recently sat down with New Mexico in Focus executive producer Jeff Proctor to talk about his accomplishments during his time in office.
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A project to bring drinking water to Gallup, the Navajo Nation and the Jicarilla Apache Nation has received a lifeline of $120 million in federal funding for the next year.
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