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As new work requirements take effect for federal food assistance, following uncertainty created by the lengthy government shutdown late last year, a Santa Fe-based organization is expanding its work providing free meals.
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A controversial gun bill passed its second test in the Roundhouse Wednesday night. The bill, which is aimed at curbing illegal gun sales, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 6-3 party line vote. Senate Bill 17 seeks to stop guns from getting into the hands of criminals by regulating and recording sales at dealers, and by restricting particular types of weapons.
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A New Mexico lawmaker wants the state to spend more money to help clean up sites that could contaminate land, water and air.
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Customers at the Wells Fargo branch in Artesia will see fewer people these days, as the bank pushes customers toward its virtual assistant. It’s part of a company-wide plan to cut jobs as it ramps up the use of artificial intelligence.
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The free, state-administered reading program will be offered at sites around New Mexico this summer.
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Art often imitates life, but it also allows us to explore our wildest dreams. That’s the idea behind Suzanne Sbarge's exhibit Familiars. Her dreamscape work explores themes of mystery and mythology through multimedia collage. KUNM spoke with Sbarge about how the seed of Familiars was planted.
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable discussion recently on the Trump Administration's policies that he said are raising electricity bills for Americans, including New Mexico.
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Imagine if all parents who gave their children an allowance then asked for a percentage of that money back to pay for rent. That’s what some people say is happening when it comes to building affordable housing in New Mexico, and they want to change that this legislative session. If passed, a bill currently working through the roundhouse would exempt affordable housing developments from paying gross receipts tax on construction materials and labor
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Pressure to reach a deal is building. Forecasts for the water supply from the Colorado River continue to grow worse as snowpack lags far behind normal across the West. And negotiators from the basins have said there are "sticking points" that remain in the negotiations in recent weeks that even marathon talks have failed to resolve.
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New Mexican’s personal data may be getting into the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a judge’s ruling in December. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed they’re sharing some information with the Department of Homeland Security and the New Mexico Healthcare Authority told KUNM it does openly share New Mexican’s information with CMS as required by federal law.
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About 3,000 people packed into Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza Friday afternoon to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and to stand in solidarity with people in Minnesota.
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On the eve of the high-stakes summit, negotiators from both the upper and lower river basins are not sounding confident they can reach an agreement with less than three weeks to go before a Feb. 14 deadline.