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New Mexico’s attorney general on Friday directed special prosecutors at the state to take over two cases from the embattled McKinley County District Attorney Bernadine Martin.
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Richelle Montoya, vice president of the Navajo Nation, told state lawmakers on the Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee on Thursday her community is concerned about its schools in the face of federal funding cuts.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributed federal funds to public media stations, is shutting down on September 30. This closure threatens the resilience of the nation's emergency alert systems.
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An updated Bureau of Land Management report offers a mixed outlook for oil and gas production in the state’s second largest drilling basin
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The Association of Women's Business Centers included Albuquerque on a five-stop national tour to highlight the importance of Women's Business Centers to local economies.
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The move, by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first.
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A lawsuit seeking to restore millions of dollars in grant funding that was stripped from humanities councils across the country will move forward after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in the case earlier this month.
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Albuquerque mayoral candidate Alex Uballez announced Thursday a nine-point series of inquiries into Mayor Tim Keller’s administration, and handling of funds. Uballez is requesting public records regarding possible asbestos exposure during construction of the Gateway Center. He also seeks details on how certain people were paid or took bonuses or vacation, suggesting favoritism and pay-to-play.
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Famed Navajo and Puerto Rican ballet dancer Jock Soto will give a talk in Santa Fe on Saturday which is sponsored by the International Museum of Dance and ChromaDiverse about his impact on the world of ballet. KUNM spoke with Soto on how his passion for dance first started when he saw Edward Villella on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Dolores Huerta is a Chicana activist icon from New Mexico. Her influence in the 1960s farm worker strikes created waves across the country and ultimately led to the creation of the National Farm Workers Association. Her story is not unheard of, but a young composer from New Mexico has brought this slice of time to life with a contemporary opera piece.
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The state of New Mexico is still not doing enough to improve its foster care system, despite a 2020 settlement and a report earlier this year calling out the lack of progress. That prompted the arbitrator in the case to issue a second remedial order in the case.
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Last week, a Texas judge decided to vacate a decision to list the lesser prairie chicken on the Endangered Species List, leaving conservationists worried about the precedent this could set for other at-risk species in the Permian.