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Brandon Oberhardt/US Forest Service Gila National ForestTwo insurance regulators are joining forces to take an unprecedented step to survey property insurance markets across the United States – which has never been collected to this degree at the national level. Their hope is to better understand how climate change and extreme weather affects policy premiums and coverage options. -
New Mexico in Focus/NMPBSSome opponents of student pro-Palestinian protests calling for divestment from Israel have labeled those actions as antisemitic. At the same time, many protesters on and off campuses across the country are, in fact, Jewish.Jeff Proctor with New Mexico in Focus sat down with Sophie Leah, who is with a local chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace and a University of New Mexico alumna. She says that the organization has pushed back on violence against Palestinians for a long time and supports current student protests.
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On Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments from a 2018 lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) over the behavior of a high school teacher towards Native American students. -
The pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of New Mexico has been holding space day and night at the campus’s duck pond for the last week following similar protests across the country. Last night, organizers moved into the Student Union Building. New Mexico State Police forcibly removed the protestors around 3:30 a.m., detaining several. -
Designer Patricia Michaels, from Taos Pueblo, is awarded the annual Living Treasure Award by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture for textiles that reflect the landscapes, peoples, experiences, and textures of her home and community. -
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich toured UNM hospital today/Friday to see an internship program there. KUNM reports the Senator says the scheme inspired his own proposed federal legislation aiming to combat health worker shortage by engaging young people. -
A new documentary highlights the Pueblo of Santa Ana buying back their ancestral lands and using traditional knowledge and Western science to protect Tamaya Kwii Kii Nee Puu and restore the landscape. -
The University of New Mexico’s Kiva Club has been holding their annual Nizhoni Days since 1955. The week-long set of events includes a prayer run, Indigenous-centered discussions, and a powwow. -
Taste of Decolonization is a first-of-its-kind food festival geared at showcasing Indigenous food and poetry. KUNM sat down with Andi Murphy to learn more about the food festival and what her reasons were for creating this new event. -
U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez visited Polk Middle School in the South Valley Thursday to tour its student-run farm. The congressman has championed federal legislation that aims to make the outdoors more accessible for underserved youth as a means of preserving a culture of land stewardship. -
Hispanic and Latino youth have historically lower rates of bank account ownership and overall knowledge of financial well-being. A local credit union is trying to address that gap with a new location in Albuquerque’s South Valley and programs designed to make finances fun. -
In the aftermath of the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire, community-led groups have been awarded funding to try to restore the devastated area
