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Our Newsroom Wins Statewide Honors For Reporting on Police, Public Lands, Native History

The New Mexico Press Women honored reporters and editors from the Ctrl+P Publishing group with 7 awards for excellence in reporting in the organization's 2023 communications …

UNM Press Explores "Reel West"

The University of New Mexico's UNM Press just launched a new series of non-fiction books examining Hollywood Westerns of historical significance. The first two books in the "Reel West" series, …

City News

APS Considers Changes to Calendar and Bell Schedules

Albuquerque Public School students could be starting school a week earlier, among other changes, under a newly-proposed calendar by the district. APS announced that the district is considering …

Data: ABQ Rents Jumped Almost 10% Since Last Year

Unless you recently got a big raise at work, the amount of your income you pay for rental housing in Albuquerque is about to go up when your lease runs out. Rental prices in the Albuquerque …

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City Hall

City Council Sides with Landlords

Albuquerque City Councilors tumbled their way through a short agenda and made a seemingly …

New Mexico

Heinrich: US on "wrong side of history" opposing Navajo water at Supreme Court

New Mexico's senior US Senator is taking umbrage with the Biden administration's opposition to a plea by the Navajo nation requiring the federal government to include basic water access in treaty …

Opera Southwest Stages 'Turandot'

Puccini’s last opera is set in a fairytale vision of ancient China, where the beautiful yet unapproachable princess Turandot rules with an iron fist. To those who wish to marry her, she has issued …

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Legislative Roundup: Bestiality May Soon Become a Crime in NM

Santa Fe New Mexican Staff Bestiality bill: The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill Monday that would outlaw sexual contact between a person and an animal. Senate Bill 215, which would …

Bill to Expand Voting Access Heads to Senate

Inbox By Daniel J. Chacón/Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexicans would be automatically registered to vote when they do business at the Motor Vehicle Division, and the voting rights of convicted …

State's COVID Public Health Orders to End March 31

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is extending health orders related to COVID-19 one final time through the end of the month. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Friday that she is …

Senate Passes 1st Major Gun Control Law of Session

By Daniel J. Chacón/Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would hold adults responsible for keeping guns out of the hands of children passed the Senate largely along party lines Friday. Sen. Benny …

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House Committee Endorses New Special Education Agency

Robert Nott/Santa Fe New Mexican A bill that would create a New Mexico Office of Special Education moved a step forward Friday as members of the House Education Committee voted to endorse …

Senate Advances Gun Bills on Waiting Period, Advertising

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Opportunity Enterprise Review Board Should Focus on Environment, Community, Economic Diversity

In New Mexico, our fiscal house has been fueled by oil and gas. This resource was pumped out from underneath our feet and is part of the structure. It put a lot of people to work and helped put a …

Back to the drawing board with paid family medical leave

Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a trailblazer for women, passed away recently at the age of 82. She retired in 1996 at age 56, having served 24 years. Schroeder championed the passage of the …

Reinventing the state school board

Something we New Mexicans are not good at: electing officials for certain powerful statewide commissions. Our track record is abysmal. We have elected people who have disappointed us over and …

Business

Heidi's to Offer Feel-Good Food

"I've always been really passionate about cannabis," says Chef Dimitri Eleftheriou from his gleaming kitchen in Albuquerque's industrial district. "So I want to transfer that passion into medicine …

Restaurateur Eyes WeDo Expansion

Erin Wade, the owner of the successful Old Town area eatery Vinaigrette, has teamed with local real estate developer Jay Rembe to deliver a major shot of adrenaline to Albuquerque's restaurant trade …

Kickstand Cafe "Reopens"

Kickstand Cafe and Cycles only opened its doors a year ago in September, so it was unusual to see a "Grand Reopening" party earlier this month at the restaurant and bike shop out in Alameda. But the …

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Buffalo Tract Would Be Protected from Open-pit Gravel Mining

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) have introduced the Buffalo Tract Protection Act that withdraws four parcels of Bureau of Land Management …

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AVANGRID Makes Big Deal To Expand NM Solar Company Biz

The company looking to acquire PNM isn't waiting on the courts or regulators to approve the deal before making big investments in New Mexico's renewable energy community. To make the most of …

Film

Governor Suggests Political Fight Over Gun Control Could Force Special Session

By Robert Nott The Santa Fe New Mexican One of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's key public safety initiatives may be in trouble, and she hinted the battle over such legislation may force a …

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A Journey Through Dante-esque Darkness to Easter Light

(NewsUSA) - Presence, the Play by William Jefferson is an allegorical tale woven across multiple levels: Christian theology, media critique, the hero’s journey, and poetic reimagining of classic …

Most and least lucrative college majors, by state

EDsmart compiled data from the Department of Education to determine the top three highest and lowest earnings by college major per state.

How K-12 public school funding has changed over the past decade

HeyTutor has studied the changes in public school funding over the past decade, using data from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances.

How to have the best spring ever in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

(BPT) - If you’re ready to say farewell to winter and hello to all the sunshine and warmth spring brings with it, there’s no better place to be than The Beach — Myrtle Beach, South …

From struggle to success: One woman’s weight loss journey

Real patient taking CONTRAVE at the time of her interview in January 2023 and compensated for sharing her inspiring story. Individual results may vary.(BPT) - If you’ve had difficulty …