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Flow of cash

Crops wilt as Middle Rio Grande farmers get paid this year to stop watering

Local farmer Ron Moya stands near his farm Friday, Oct. 22.

(Photo by Patrick Lohmann / Source NM)

Forty-four farmers have received about $180,000 not to water their fields this year in the Middle Rio Grande.

Source New Mexico heads out to farms in the valley to hear about the shifting reality of agriculture in the state as, year by year, drought caused by climate change looks like it will only get worse. Read more

Barelas resident files ethics complaint against Stop the Stadium

Anna Lee Desaulniers, a Stop the Stadium organizer and Barelas resident, said during an Oct. 13 press conference that people in Albuquerque have a choice.

(Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)

A Barelas resident is accusing a local coalition of violating Albuquerque’s charter by not properly registering its campaign against the stadium bond.

Spending in favor of the Albuquerque soccer stadium bond is hundreds of times larger than spending against. Read more

COVID vaccines for kids ages 5 to 11 could be ready as soon as next week

The next wave of the massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign could begin as soon as next week, after federal regulators decide if elementary school students across the U.S. should begin rolling up their tiny sleeves. For parents with children in that age group, that could mean a vaccination appointment for their child as soon as Nov. 4. The Biden administration has said there will be 15 million doses ready to ship as soon as the FDA gives the green light. Read more

COMMENTARY

This is what’s important in on-set safety

“One of the perks of shooting a western is you get to ride horses on your day off:) ” Halyna Hutchins wrote under a video she posted from New Mexico a few days ago. (Still from Instagram video)

Filmmakers who work with firearms talk through the logistics after Alec Baldwin kills a cinematographer with a prop gun in N.M.

"When the worst thing happens and someone dies on set, the impact resonates profoundly throughout the industry and the lives of those affected."

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Mix-and-match boosters explained

An infectious disease expert breaks down the science behind the new federal rules

Tanya Lattin, commander at the Corrales Fire Department, gives an N.M. resident his first dose of the vaccine in August 2021.

(Shelby Kleinhans for Source NM)

Many Americans now have the green light to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster – and the flexibility to receive a different brand than the original vaccine they received.

With the swirling mass of news around how effective the COVID-19 vaccines are and who needs booster shots and when, it can be challenging and confusing to make sense of it all. But understanding how the immune system works can help bring clarity to the reasons some people could benefit from the authorized shots. Read more