By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons. A Northern Arizona University professor emeritus who analyzed soil, water and vegetation samples taken along a popular […]
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Task force recommends universal basic income for at-risk families in NM
By Austin Fisher A task force created by the New Mexico Legislature to address children’s well-being has a simple suggestion for reducing child poverty: give families money. The Children’s Code Reform Task Force looked over New Mexico’s child and family welfare law, and came up with 25 different recommendations which represent “an evolving understanding of the […]
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He found a Project 2025 duffel bag. Then police showed up at his house.
By Will Sommer (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Author Malcolm Harris opened the door of his Capitol Hill home on Tuesday morning to find a D.C. police officer on his stoop. The officer had come to find out what Harris knew about a missing “Project 2025” duffel bag from the conservative Heritage Foundation think […]
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Two Estancia Cannabis Farm Applications Denied
Two companies looking to establish cannabis farms near Estancia have had their applications denied. Quick Grow, LLC and an individual named Miyong Cheng both had their applications denied during a contentious Aug. 7 meeting of the Torrance County Planning and Zoning Board. Quick Grow’s application was for a farm near Akin Farm Road and Cheng’s […]
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Corrales and Placitas secure state funding for local trails projects
The Outdoor Recreation Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department recently awarded $3.2 million in grants to local trail projects in New Mexico. The Trails+ Grant project announced Aug. 12 that 17 projects across the state had been given funding. The program funds essential infrastructure improvements to boost New Mexico’s outdoor recreation sector. In […]
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Union Fights Hospital Over Wage Increase
A labor union is fighting for the right of some nurses and hospital staff at the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC) to receive a wage increase that employees at UNM Hospital (UNMH) in Albuquerque and other clinics were given. On Aug. 9, UNMH announced that all regular employees of UNMH and […]
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Herrell affirms support for RECA expansion, as NM Dems criticize GOP House leaders for inaction
By Patrick Lohmann Amid increasing Democratic criticism, Republican Congressional candidate Yvette Herrell said Wednesday that she is broadly supportive of extending and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, including the $50 billion bill that sits unheard on GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s desk. Herrell is seeking to reclaim her House seat from incumbent Democrat Gabe […]
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates are unlikely to get convention speaking role
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The lineup at next week’s Democratic National Convention is starting to come into focus, but uncommitted delegates concerned about the war in Gaza are unlikely to be among the speakers over four nights of programming. The group representing uncommitted delegates, the Uncommitted National […]
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Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
By Jeff Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee. In a statement released late Wednesday night, the […]
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Vance, Walz agree to Oct. 1 vice-presidential debate
By Amy B Wang (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) said Thursday that he has agreed to an Oct. 1 debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) hosted by CBS News, setting the stage for at least one televised showdown between the Republican and Democratic vice-presidential nominees before the general election […]