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Bureau of Land Management: Petroglyphs damaged near Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Federal officials are investigating spray-painted graffiti and other damage to petroglyphs dating back thousands of years at a site west of Santa Fe. The damage to La Cieneguilla ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

More fields could go unplanted under New Mexico water plan

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s top water adviser on Tuesday warned New Mexico lawmakers that snowpack runoff is expected to be grim this spring and that the arid state needs readily available tools so it can accommodate years with particularly slim supplies.

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico considers clampdown on violent criminal cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Mothers who lost their sons to violence in New Mexico testified Monday that something has to be done to keep suspects accused of brutal crimes behind bars ahead of their trials...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Some legislators in New Mexico tire of amateur status

SANTA FE, –The nation’s only unsalaried legislature in New Mexico is considering whether to abandon its amateur status. A proposed constitutional amendment from Democratic Sens. Daniel Ivey-...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico educators rally amid growing teacher shortage

SANTA FE – Educators on Sunday called on state lawmakers to do something about the shortage of teachers in New Mexico, saying schools are at a critical juncture because of the historic level...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New initiative aims to boost bilingual teachers in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Dozens of teachers at Santa Fe Public Schools are planning to take part in a new initiative aimed at boosting the number of educators trained to teach English as a second language...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Republican Party challenges New Mexico political maps

SANTA FE – The Republican Party on Friday filed a legal challenge to New Mexico’s recently approved political map that reshapes the state’s three congressional districts. The lawsuit was fil...

DATE: Jan 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Native American tribe, New Mexico ink water leasing deal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Native American tribe has agreed to lease more of its water to help address dwindling supplies in the Colorado River Basin, officials announced Thursday.

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New approach to teaching race in school divides New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A proposal to overhaul New Mexico’s social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught in schools, with thousands of parents and teachers weighing in on...

DATE: Jan 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico asks National Guard to sub for sick teachers amid omicron

SANTA FE – New Mexico is the first state in the nation to ask National Guard troops to serve as substitute teachers as preschools and K-12 public schools struggle to keep classrooms open ami...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Airman gets life in prison for death of Mennonite woman living in Farmington

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An Air Force airman will spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping a Mennonite woman from northwestern New Mexico, fatally shooting her and leaving her body in t...

DATE: Jan 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Governor wants tax cuts, crackdown on crime in election year

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers are pushing to tap an unprecedented windfall of state income to shore up resources for public education, policing, health care and climate regulation at a 30-...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico