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Western University officials facing possible ethics probe over ‘wasteful’ spending of $360,000

By Danielle Prokop, Source NM A review that found “wasteful spending and improper use of” more than $360,000 in public funds by the head of Western New Mexico University has now caught the attention of state ethics officials.  New Mexico State Auditor Joseph Maestas sent the findings of his office’s investigation this week to the […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

Western University officials facing possible ethics probe over ‘wasteful’ spending of $360,000

By Danielle Prokop, Source NM A review that found “wasteful spending and improper use of” more than $360,000 in public funds by the head of Western New Mexico University has now caught the attention of state ethics officials.  New Mexico State Auditor Joseph Maestas sent the findings of his office’s investigation this week to the […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever

By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections. The study, released Tuesday by the Brennan Center for Justice, looked at 21 states with federally recognized tribal lands that have […]

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New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever

By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections. The study, released Tuesday by the Brennan Center for Justice, looked at 21 states with federally recognized tribal lands that have […]

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Environmental group, feds and irrigation district reach settlement in silvery minnow suit

By Danielle Prokop, Source NM A big fight over a small, endangered fish that lives in the Rio Grande has come to a resolution, as a federal judge in New Mexico OK’d a settlement Tuesday proposed by the parties. U.S. District of New Mexico Magistrate Judge Gregory Fouratt approved an agreement between WildEarth Guardians, an […]

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated

Environmental group, feds and irrigation district reach settlement in silvery minnow suit

By Danielle Prokop, Source NM A big fight over a small, endangered fish that lives in the Rio Grande has come to a resolution, as a federal judge in New Mexico OK’d a settlement Tuesday proposed by the parties. U.S. District of New Mexico Magistrate Judge Gregory Fouratt approved an agreement between WildEarth Guardians, an […]

Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated

GOP senators say RFK Jr. must ‘explain’ vaccine criticism, other views

By Rachel Roubein, Dan Diamond · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Republican senators are poised to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes the nation’s next health secretary. But in interviews this week, a half-dozen GOP lawmakers said they had questions or outright concerns about his selection, with several citing his vaccine skepticism, as they weighed whether […]

Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated

GOP senators say RFK Jr. must ‘explain’ vaccine criticism, other views

By Rachel Roubein, Dan Diamond · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Republican senators are poised to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes the nation’s next health secretary. But in interviews this week, a half-dozen GOP lawmakers said they had questions or outright concerns about his selection, with several citing his vaccine skepticism, as they weighed whether […]