Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown’s ‘Chilling effect’

This post was originally published on this site By Annie Sciacca, KFF Health News The Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI programs could exacerbate an unexpectedly steep drop in diversity among medical school students, even in states like California, where public universities have been navigating bans on affirmative action for decades. Education and health experts warn […]

NM lawmakers move to protect waters that lost protection following SCOTUS ruling

This post was originally published on this site By Hannah Grover When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency case in 2023, the majority of waterways in New Mexico lost their protections under the Clean Water Act. Now state lawmakers are seeking to rectify that situation. Senate […]

New Mexico Senate approves state budget for upcoming year

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Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’

by Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day.” Through his first two months in office, the president has […]

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Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’

by Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day.” Through his first two months in office, the president has […]

U.S. Sens. Luján, Heinrich and others push back at USDA funding cuts

This post was originally published on this siteBy Source NM Staff, Source New Mexico New Mexico Democratic U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, along with 30 of their colleagues on Tuesday wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in response to the department’s cancellation of $1 billion in funding for programs […]

Governor signs bill to protect Native American students’ rights to wear tribal regalia at events

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House Democrats introduce new legislation to replace defeated hospital acquisition oversight bill

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