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Proposal to protect public library funds moves forward

By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico State lawmakers passed a bill through committee Tuesday night following an often heated debate over banning books from public libraries. In recent years, hundreds of books have been pulled from the shelves across the country, as Republican lawmakers lead efforts to ban books in schools and public libraries for […]

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State lawmaker proposes bill to create cultural schools to preserve Native languages

By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico Proposed legislation this session would allow Native governments in New Mexico to create cultural schools in an effort to immerse students in their culture and preserve their language. “If kids are fluent in their language, they have a much better sense of who they are, where they come from, […]

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State lawmaker proposes bill to create cultural schools to preserve Native languages

By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico Proposed legislation this session would allow Native governments in New Mexico to create cultural schools in an effort to immerse students in their culture and preserve their language. “If kids are fluent in their language, they have a much better sense of who they are, where they come from, […]

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NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as disasters upend private market

By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters.  Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the […]

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NM GOP and Democrats say state needs to fix home insurance, as disasters upend private market

By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico As home insurance grows increasingly expensive and unavailable in some fire-prone areas of New Mexico, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers agree the market can’t provide adequate coverage to protect homes here against future disasters.  Lawmakers in both parties told Source New Mexico they are exploring different ways during the […]

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Advocates will back legislation to expand NM sex ed curriculum

by Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico When Jade Waskow attended Albuquerque Public Schools, she took a sexual education course in junior high, but it wasn’t until she was in high school she learned on her own that she is “ace,” or asexual, so sex didn’t really interest her. Her schooling hadn’t even presented her identity […]