new mexico.
Gov signs 3 of 4 special session bills to soften impacts of federal cuts
Gov. still undecided on law expanding state authority to set vaccine policy differing from fed guidance
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Greg Cunningham enters race for Congress in CD2, covering southern NM and ABQ’s Westside
Two-time Republican state office candidate makes first run at fed office
Gov., legislators move quickly to OK $150 million for healthcare, SNAP and public broadcasting to backfill fed funding cuts
Other policies on the agenda include state vaccine policies and natural disaster aid
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Celebrate! Celebrate! We Can Do It!
Diane Denish on the big win that is universal free childcare, and the long road still ahead to get there
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200 days in, rural New Mexico hardest hit by Trump policies
We are now two hundred days into the second Trump administration, and the early outlines of its policies are beginning to take shape in New Mexico. Cuts to the Forest Service. Small business loan programs frozen. Clean energy initiatives shut down. Medicaid and SNAP reductions poised to hit thousands. As the administration’s budget and trade policies take effect, the impacts on rural communities are becoming clear.
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