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New Mexico braces for end of federal unemployment bonuses

New Mexico Workforce Solutions Secretary Ricky Serna discusses plans for reform to the state’s system for distributing unemployment benefits that…

August 18, 2021 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico governor sets mask mandate, requires vaccination

An electronic billboard warns about increasing COVID-19 cases as traffic passes Tuesday in Rio Rancho, N.M. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham…

August 17, 2021 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

New Mexico to ask about sexual orientation in public surveys

New Mexico state Rep. Brittany Barreras, D-Bernalillo County, praises a new requirement that state agencies routinely collect demographic data about…

August 17, 2021 • The Associated Press

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West Nile virus detected in Bernalillo County mosquitoes

West Nile virus detected in Bernalillo County mosquitoes ALBUQUERQUE – Health officials in New Mexico’s most populated area are warning…

August 16, 2021 • The Associated Press

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State health officials make urgent call for volunteer nurses

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials say an increase in hospitalizations across the state has prompted them to put out…

August 14, 2021 • The Associated Press

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Operations conducted to crack down on Gallup street racing

GALLUP, N.M. – Operations aimed at cracking down on street racing within Gallup and the surrounding area of northwestern New…

August 14, 2021 • The Associated Press

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San Juan County detention officer charged with sexual contact with inmate

FARMINGTON – A detention officer at the jail in San Juan County has been arrested and charged with multiple counts…

August 14, 2021 • The Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

1 dies in New Mexico school shooting; student detained

Albuquerque Police Department officers search a student after a shooting at Washington Middle School, which left at least one student…

August 14, 2021 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

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New Mexico sets rules to launch pandemic debt collection

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s court system is taking steps to ease financial upheaval as the state braces for…

August 14, 2021 • Morgan Lee — Associated Press

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New Mexico defends title as most Latino state in nation

SANTA FE – New Mexico has retained its title as the nation’s most heavily Hispanic state, with 47.7% of respondents…

August 12, 2021 • Morgan Lee — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Energy giant promises more perks in New Mexico utility case

New Mexico customers voiced concerns to state regulators about a proposed multi-billion-dollar merger of New Mexico’s largest electric utility provider,…

August 12, 2021 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

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New Mexico shrinks reliance on for-profit prison operators

SANTA FE – New Mexico is on the cusp of finalizing prison takeovers that will reduce private prison operations to…

August 12, 2021 • Morgan Lee — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

School starts in New Mexico with many masked, few vaccinated

Students at Highland High School assemble for a rally on the first day of the fall semester on Wednesday in…

August 11, 2021 • Cedar Attanasio and Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press/Report for America

Associated Press New Mexico

Retired court justice to take reins of child welfare agency

Recently retired state Supreme Court Justice Barbara J. Vigil, right, was appointed to lead New Mexico’s foster care and child…

August 11, 2021 • Morgan Lee and Cedar Attanasio — Assocoated Press/Report for America

Associated Press New Mexico

Universities lead vaccine push for young New Mexicans

New Mexico State University Aggie Health and Wellness Center Nurse Marissa Archuleta administers a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine to…

August 9, 2021 • Cedar Attanasio — The Associated Press

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New Mexico customers sound alarm over major utility merger

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico customers are sounding the alarm over a proposed multibillion-dollar merger of the state’s largest electric utility…

August 9, 2021 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

Associated Press New Mexico

Pardons for 19 New Mexico criminals, some who were violent

FILE – In this June 3, 2021, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declares her intention to seek…

August 9, 2021 • Morgan Lee — Associated Press

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New Mexico officials urge employers to require vaccinations

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor and dozens of other elected officials are urging the state’s business community to…

August 9, 2021 • The Associated Press

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Albuquerque matches record number of homicides this year

ALBUQUERQUE – With more than four months remaining, Albuquerque has already matched a record number of homicides this year within…

August 9, 2021 • The Associated Press

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Report: Uranium cleanup could benefit New Mexico, tribes

SANTA FE (AP) – For Democratic state Rep. Wonda Johnson, the disastrous Church Rock uranium spill in 1979 is deeply…

August 6, 2021 • Scott Wyland — Santa Fe New Mexican

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New Mexico’s mask mandate for schools sparks legal battle

ALBUQUERQUE – A legal battle is brewing in New Mexico over what power state education officials have over local school…

August 6, 2021 • Susan Montoya Bryan — The Associated Press

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Teacher union president: Goal is to get kids back to school

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The head of a national teachers union is visiting New Mexico on Thursday as part of…

August 5, 2021 • Susan Montoya Bryan — Associated Press

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2 New Mexico universities to require vaccines for some

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest public university will require students, faculty and other workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19…

August 5, 2021 • The Associated Press

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Rural school board suspended over New Mexico’s mask mandate

ALBUQUERQUE – A rural New Mexico school board was suspended by the state Public Education Department on Wednesday for not…

August 5, 2021 • The Associated Press