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Archaeologists are now using drones equipped with lidar in an effort to survey Western New Mexico for the remains of old pueblos to better understand migration and social behaviors.
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New Mexico's governor is demanding that horse racing regulators make immediate changes to address the use of performance enhancing drugs at the state's tracks and that they consult with Kentucky, California and New York on best practices to ensure drug-free racing.
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On this episode Associate Professor Myrriah Gomez talks about her book “Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos.”
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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has sued a solar energy company alleging it collected large deposits from residential customers but failed to install their systems before shutting down.
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Access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction is limited in New Mexico, but particularly in rural communities. The Santa Fe Recovery Center is hoping to change that in northwest New Mexico’s McKinley County with the help of a sizable federal grant.
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Experts and advocates are voicing their concerns about the future of a newly passed conservation fund. They met in Las Vegas, New Mexico Wednesday to tell a powerful legislative budget committee the fund could run out of money by 2029 if lawmakers fail to step up.
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State officials Wednesday announced the highest general fund revenue forecast in New Mexico history.
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Although nearly $4 billion was appropriated by Congress for the compensation program, only a small percentage of that has been paid out. The Legislative Finance Committee got an update on Tuesday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
Mountain West News Bureau
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Next to the Canadian Museum For Human Rights is a small encampment with a handful of tents and a camp kitchen. Signs are posted all around – some read “we are not garbage” and “search the landfills.”
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Last week, a federal judge in Utah handed the Biden administration a legal win when it dismissed a suit from the state of Utah claiming that the president had overstepped his legal authority when he restored two national monuments.
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