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Albuquerque OKs no-fares pilot program for city buses
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Albuquerque OKs no-fares pilot program for city buses

September 21, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque’s public transit system won’t charge fares for riding buses during a 12-month experiment starting Jan. 1. City Council voted Monday night to approve the pilot program after…

Courthouse canine starts new job in Santa Fe
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Courthouse canine starts new job in Santa Fe

September 18, 2021

Victim advocate Irene Melendez holding the leash of Judge, a 3-year-old yellow Lab, while speaking to a security guard at the First Judicial District courthouse in Santa Fe. Judge is…

New Mexico deploys absentee ballot drop boxes statewide
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New Mexico deploys absentee ballot drop boxes statewide

September 14, 2021

Election officials are deploying ballot drop boxes across New Mexico for people who chose to cast absentee ballots without walking indoors during the upcoming Nov. 2 local election for public…

US flag, sewn at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian
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US flag, sewn at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian

September 11, 2021

Retired Col. Brian Baca, right, tells New Mexico National Guard soldiers and airmen the story of an American flag made from scraps of material in a Japanese prisoner of war…

New Mexico offers pay bump to prekindergarten teachers
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New Mexico offers pay bump to prekindergarten teachers

September 10, 2021

SANTA FE – State officials responsible for early childhood education in New Mexico say that prekindergarten teachers deserve the same salaries as teachers of older students, and they’re willing to…

New Mexico’s $37 million plan to recruit more teachers
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New Mexico’s $37 million plan to recruit more teachers

September 9, 2021

Incoming Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus addresses students on the first day of their fall semester Aug. 11 at Highland High School in Albuquerque. State education officials are offering to pay…

Holloman Air Force Base to take in Afghan refugees
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Holloman Air Force Base to take in Afghan refugees

August 27, 2021

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Holloman Air Force Base is among several military installations that will take in Afghan refugees, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. The base near Alamogordo joins…

Panel appoints replacement to fill New Mexico House vacancy
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Panel appoints replacement to fill New Mexico House vacancy

August 25, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE – An environmental activist has been sworn in to fill a New Mexico House vacancy created by now-former Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s resignation amid a corruption investigation. The Bernolillo…