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New Mexico In DepthLawmakers and advocates this week said an advisory council on missing and murdered Indigenous people Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration announced Tuesday isn’t a good replacement for a task force disbanded earlier this year, and questioned why state officials aren’t asking for more money to confront the crisis. -
Cedar Attanasio/APSanta Fe’s City Council and mayor have voted down a resolution to suspend the city manager for alleged ethics violations.
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The federal government is pumping $5 million dollars into two watershed projects meant to protect drinking water for several urban areas – including Albuquerque. -
U.S. residents can receive four free kits to test for SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus which causes the COVID-19 disease. Plus the New Mexico Supreme Court has publicly censured a state judge in Las Cruces with for providing advice to prosecutors during a 2021 trial of a man accused of pointing an assault rifle at the judge's daughter.
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Mayor Tim Keller has vetoed a decision by the Albuquerque City Council to repeal and replace the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board.
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Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero said in light of continued poor performance at far too many New Mexico public schools, new accountability measures should be put in place to ensure they are fully using state dollars and implementing evidence-based learning.
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The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department has a new permanent leader. Meanwhile, the Albuquerque Police Department closed parts of the Big I due to a person standing on one of the ramps.
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The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say.
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New Mexico's ethics board has issued an advisory opinion on contracts entered into on a contingency basis in the wake of a report about how much the state attorney general's office paid outside lawyers.
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Billions in public funds meant to pay for new buildings, vehicles and equipment for local communities throughout New Mexico have not been spent, and legislative staff are recommending state officials create a new government office to help complete projects.
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The mayor of Las Vegas, New Mexico, resigned from office Tuesday effective immediately. In a letter, he cited his wellbeing as the reason behind suddenly stepping down.
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Protestors gathered in Santa Fe on Saturday to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israeli military occupation there and in the West Bank. New Mexicans have organized at least 14 other protests and actions calling for an immediate ceasefire since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7.
