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New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide

SANTA FE – New Mexico has become the latest state to provide a legal pathway for terminally ill patients to choose when and how they die. On Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for senior citizens to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccin...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man charged in shooting death at New Mexico train station

SANTA FE â€“ Police arrested a man in a shooting that left one person dead and another injured at a train station in Santa Fe. Matthew Arellano, 22, was taken into custody Tuesday...

DATE: Apr 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Legislature passes delayed sick leave mandate

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators March 19 passed a sweeping and contentious sick leave mandate for employees of private companies that would go into effect next year. The Senate ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico state Senate passes hair discrimination bill

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on traditional hairstyles and head coverings. If signed into law, hair-based disc...

DATE: Mar 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Legislature seeks reforms to spur internet access

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators are advancing bills that modernize efforts to expand access to high-speed internet service, as remote work and schooling exposes infrastructure gaps during ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico details its request for student testing waiver

SANTA FE – New Mexico education officials have clarified plans to seek a partial waiver from federal testing requirements as many students remain in remote or hybrid learning programs. ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico’s Indigenous education advocate faces tough job

SANTA FE – It may be one of the toughest jobs in Santa Fe. As the assistant secretary for Indian Education, Lashawna Tso is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s educational liaison to th...

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Political violence inspires New Mexico bill

SANTA FE â€“ State legislators have advanced a bill that would further prohibit threatening public officials or directly interfering with their work. The proposal comes in the wak...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico asks to skip student testing again this year

SANTA FE – State officials confirmed Friday they are seeking permission from federal officials to waive standardized reading, math and science testing for another year, citing difficulties s...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

With wildfire risk up, New Mexico supports controlled burns

SANTA FE – In a bid to reduce wildfire risk, the House has advanced a bill making it easier for residents to burn brush and wood debris on their property. The bill, passed unanimo...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Few New Mexico schools rush to offer in-person classes

SANTA FE – Loosened restrictions on large-scale in-person learning programs in New Mexico public schools went into effect Monday after an 11-month ban, but few school districts were rushing ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News