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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.
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Navajo Nation citizens have spent decades in need of new and improved housing across their reservation. In response, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is working with ZenniHome in a public-private partnership to bring sustainable and affordable factory-made housing to its citizens.
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New Mexico lawmakers will once again not raise taxes on alcohol this year, nor redistribute more of the revenue to treatment and prevention. Neither of two competing bills amending the liquor excise tax made it out of the House Taxation and Revenue Committee Friday.
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A bill to give the state a say in hospital acquisitions passed the Senate on Friday afternoon. Proponents argue this will help keep rural hospitals in business.
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A Senate bill aims to make New Mexico a more attractive place to put renewable manufacturing facilities.
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During Indigenous Women’s Day at the New Mexico Legislature, Sen. Shannon Pinto (D-Tohatchi) recognized retired Hopi and Navajo basketball coach Fern Spencer on her lasting legacy as an educator. KUNM spoke with Spencer about how her coaching career started and what’s changed.
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Lawmakers and advocates came together over the weekend to celebrate Indigenous Women’s Day at the Roundhouse.
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School board members around New Mexico take on a lot of tasks, including setting budgets, establishing school policies, and hiring superintendents. But there’s no standardized training for them. A bill headed for a final floor vote in the legislature aims to change that.
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A bill that would create a waiting period on firearm purchases passed the House, after three hours of debate. The bill will go to the Senate next.
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The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill overhauling New Mexico's primary oil and gas law. Indigenous activists have been tracking the legislation and KUNM spoke with Wendy Atcitty from New Mexico Native Vote about why she came to the Roundhouse.
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Three gun bills advanced in the House and Senate Judiciary Committees that are all in line with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public safety agenda.
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The New Mexico Governmental Conduct Act is a set of rules to regulate the ethical and legal conduct of public officers and employees. New Mexico lawmakers said it’s in need of an update and are trying to redefine these rules in order to prevent potential abuses.