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New Mexico advocates review plan aimed at education deficits

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s governor has presented a long-awaited plan that would set goals for academic proficiency as the state struggles to resolve a lawsuit by frustrated parents who won a c...

DATE: May 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

2 New Mexico tribes closer to recreational cannabis sales

SANTA FE – Two New Mexico tribes have signed an agreement with state officials recognizing the tribes’ authority to collect taxes on sales of cannabis products. The move announced by state o...

DATE: May 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico settles child care lawsuit, promises subsidies

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s early childhood department has settled a lawsuit with anti-poverty groups, cementing access to child care subsidies for low-income residents. Under the agr...

DATE: Apr 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico high schoolers will return after ‘secret prom’

SANTA FE – High school students who attended “secret proms” in a southern New Mexico school district won’t face disciplinary actions, and their schools will resume in-person classes sooner t...

DATE: Apr 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Godzilla’ shark discovered in New Mexico gets a name

SANTA FE – The 300-million-year-old shark’s teeth were the first sign that it might be a distinct species. The ancient chompers looked less like the spear-like rows of teeth of re...

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for senior citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccin...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Security fence, police no longer encircle New Mexico capitol

Fence erected after riot in Washington, D.C.

DATE: Mar 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators March 19 passed a sweeping and contentious sick leave mandate for employees of private companies that would go into effect next year. The Senate ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico Legislature seeks reforms to spur internet access

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are advancing bills that modernize efforts to expand access to high-speed internet service, as remote work and schooling exposes infrastructure gaps during ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico details its request for student testing waiver

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials have clarified plans to seek a partial waiver from federal testing requirements as many students remain in remote or hybrid learning programs. ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico’s Indigenous education advocate faces tough job

SANTA FE – It may be one of the toughest jobs in Santa Fe. As the assistant secretary for Indian Education, Lashawna Tso is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s educational liaison to th...

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Political violence inspires New Mexico bill

SANTA FE â€“ State legislators have advanced a bill that would further prohibit threatening public officials or directly interfering with their work. The proposal comes in the wak...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico