State Of New Mexico
Recent News About State Of New Mexico
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During New Mexico’s recent sixty-day Legislative session, numerous bills were introduced to address out-of-control crime in the state
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The Chimayo Post Office was destroyed by fire in February, forcing residents to drive 15 minutes to Santa Cruz.
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Barbara Vigil announced she’s leaving her role as Secretary of the Children, Youth, and Families Department.
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Construction is booming in the community of Mesa Del Sol. Between Netflix, government institutions, and its first grocery store, Mesa Del Sol is creating its own urban center.
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Meals on Wheels of New Mexico, a nonprofit that has provided food for people in need for decades, is stocking vending machines at select hospitals with healthy food options.
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The New Mexico Department of Transportation is $65 million short of the expected cost
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The $100 million approved in the past legislative session for the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department will be used to create the largest expansion of the state’s pre-K program since the department was founded in 2005.
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Carol Mitchem, a victim of wildfire at the Echo Ridge Community, spoke out on the occurrence on April 3
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The University of New Mexico (UNM) administration is proposing an increase in tuition to give the school more funding for campus improvements and health initiatives.
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The one-year anniversary of the start of the Hermits Peak fire, which later merged with the Calf Canyon fire, is a milestone worth recognizing.
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Orlando Mora is hanging up his clippers and retiring after a long career as the owner of Lil Arts Barber Shop in the Village of Los Ranchos.
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One could spend numerous hours and hundreds of pages describing the “Idea of America”
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State foresters are reminding the public to prepare a “ready, set, go plan” as parts of New Mexico remain vulnerable to the kind of wildfires that ravaged land and properties last year.
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Navajo Technical University (NTU) has added a doctorate program focusing on the study of tribal culture, which school officials said could help keep younger generations from leaving the tribal communities.
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An area nonprofit organization is creating awareness about menstrual hygiene for young girls in rural Uganda.
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Legislators in New Mexico recently sent nearly 250 bills to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for her signature.
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The San Juan County Commission has approved $600,000 to renovate the historic San Juan County Cedar Hill Bridge.
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A bill to help remove financial barriers to the treatment of breast cancer has been sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D-NM) office for her signature.
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The New Mexico Supreme Court will continue its civics education program for students by hearing legal arguments next month in a criminal case appeal.
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Enrollment at New Mexico’s public colleges and universities continues to increase, thanks in part to the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which allows residents to attend college for free.