By Nicole Maxwell Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed four public safety bills at West Mesa High School on Monday. The bills were ceremoniously signed with members of the legislature, advocacy […]
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Edgewood Uses Cannabis Funds to Clean Up Run-Down Properties
Abandoned and dilapidated properties are being cleaned up in the Town of Edgewood at a faster pace than other New Mexico communities thanks to a town ordinance set up by […]
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Candidate’s Tragic Passing Rocks Cuba Before Election Day
Jesse Jones/Sandoval Signpost The Village of Cuba is grieving the loss of a community leader and candidate for Village Council. Tonya Sanchez, 44, a mother of four, tragically lost her […]
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Source of “forever chemicals” contamination in Santa Fe County remains unknown
Hannah Grover/NM Political Report For José “Chappy” Villegas, the PFAS contamination in his well represents more than just betrayal by the governments that were supposed to protect him. He described […]
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Gov. Lujan Grisham: ‘We’ve got to build houses’
On Wednesday New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed what she described as a key housing bill that will help address the state’s shortage of 40,000 homes. The bill authorizes […]
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Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn’t malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Courtroom testimony by an independent gun expert Tuesday cast new doubt on Alec Baldwin’s account that his gun went off […]
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Biden administration taps $366M to fund clean energy for Native American tribes and rural areas
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America The federal government will fund 17 projects across the U.S. to expand access to renewable energy on Native American reservations and in other […]
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Women in STEM awards open for applications
It’s time again for female educators and researchers at the University of New Mexico to tout their research ideas. And bring in some cash to make them happen. Applications are […]
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NM officials are testing high schools’ wastewater for drugs without a clear plan for the results
By MEGAN MYSCOFSKI/ KUNM On an afternoon with blowing dust and sideways snow, two people in bright yellow vests and heavy winter clothes worked over an open manhole in the […]
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County Expands Illegal Dumping Program to Include Bernalillo
Sandoval County officials announced the launch of an expanded Preserve Sandoval program earlier this week. It’s an offshoot of a pilot program launched in 2022, which was created to address […]