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Records: New Mexico lawmaker didn’t disclose state contracts

Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-Alamogordo, chairwoman of the House Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee, listens to testimony about a “three-strikes” proposal…

April 6, 2018

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New Mexico to consider approval for $2B transmission project

SunZia quietly submitted its application in March to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission for approval of transmission line locations…

April 5, 2018

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Arizona tribe: Ruling could help Native students across U.S.

The Havasupai Elementary School in Supai, Ariz. Lawyers for the students on the Havasupai reservation say they’ve won a major…

April 5, 2018

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Colorado man found guilty of wife’s murder in re-trial

Michael Blagg was convicted of murder in Jennifer Blagg’s death in Mesa County in 2004 but his conviction was overturned…

April 5, 2018

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After scandals, Colorado lawmakers study misconduct policy

That contrasted with the dramatic March 9 expulsion of a suburban Denver representative accused of harassing five women, including a…

April 5, 2018

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Santa Fe schools to no longer accept funding from the NRA

The five-member school board voted unanimously Tuesday to reject NRA grant money that has supported the district’s junior ROTC program.…

April 4, 2018

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Utah’s suit over Gold King Mine spill transferred to New Mexico court

The ruling Wednesday by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation means the suits filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection…

April 4, 2018

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Police arrest man who tried to enter Colorado Air Force base

Police found no explosive material inside the van and no charges will be filed against the man, El Paso County…

April 3, 2018

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Arizona lawmakers debate state motto’s place in schools

The Republican-backed proposal would allow teachers to read or display state’s motto, “Ditat Deus,” which translates from Latin to “God…

April 3, 2018

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Winds keep fire danger high in Colorado

near Grand Junction forced evacuations from 300 homes

April 3, 2018

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Albuquerque City Council votes to decriminalize marijuana

Richard M. Hackett/Longmont Daily Times-Call file The proposal put forward by city council members Pat Davis and Isaac Benton would…

April 3, 2018

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Albuquerque City Council to vote on decriminalizing pot

Associated Press file The proposal put forward by city council members Pat Davis and Isaac Benton would amend Albuquerque’s criminal…

April 2, 2018

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Tribes see improvements, hurdles as they charge non-Natives

President Barack Obama greets Our Sister’s Keeper Executive Director Diane Millich, from left, and Tulalip Tribes of Washington State Vice…

April 2, 2018

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Bluff celebrates with second annual Founders Day and Frybread Festival

reflect heritage and creative uses of frybread

April 2, 2018

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Accused Colorado Walmart shooter competent to stand trial

A judge ruled Monday that Scott Ostrem can be prosecuted for the November shooting at the store in suburban Denver…

April 2, 2018

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International clothing company exhibits Santa Fe-based art

The company, Tea Collection, explores a different culture around the world each season and creates children’s clothes using designs inspired…

April 2, 2018

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‘Fairy godmother’ helps dress Grand Junction area teens for prom

Nikole Lester, a student at Fruita Monument High School, picks out a prom dress at the Elks Club in downtown…

April 2, 2018

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Why Latinos and Spanish remain a political issue

Cuban-American activist criticized for not speaking language of homeland

April 1, 2018

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In Parkland’s wake, Colorado Safe2Tell could be a model to break the ‘code of silence’

Parents, teachers and administrators in the JeffCo school district meet March 20, 2018 for a school safety discussion panel.Michael Sakas/Colorado…

April 1, 2018

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Teacher’s experiment aims to reach every student

Fifth-grader Amaya Wybrant talks with Trailblazer Elementary School teacher Ann Yenne about her next steps in her “Genius Hour” project,…

April 1, 2018

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Patchwork health care for reservation inmates raises concern

Hundreds of miles away, a diabetic man jailed on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming needed insulin, yet government…

March 31, 2018

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‘Fairy godmother’ helps dress Grand Junction area teens

“Their faces just light up,” she said. “I just love it, the fairy princess thing, all of it.” Whitehurst never…

March 31, 2018

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Terminally ill Puebloans have few end-of-life options

Dr. Alonso Pacheco, left, and Dr. Travis Archuleta pose for a photo in Pueblo. They have both prescribed the aid-in-dying…

March 31, 2018

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Suspect in Mancos school threat admits offense, pleads guilty

Danielle Romero-Keller faces probation, possible jail

March 31, 2018