Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ Court battle leaves tenuous funding for unaccompanied migrant children’s legal representation—Children play on a swingset at a migrant shelter in Anapra, just acros...

+ CBO analysis shows U.S. House GOP budget measure tilted toward upper-income taxpayers—The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2025. (Photo ...

+ New research reports New Mexico drug-resistant bacterial infection spread from humans to primates—This is a medical illustration of drug-resistant, Shigella bacteria, (...

+ NM increases high school graduation rates, but remains lower than national average—Students from Gadsden High School graduate in 2024. (Photo provided by...

+ Giant tax and spending bill in U.S. House remains snagged by GOP disputes—President Donald Trump arrives with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson,...

+ U.S. House spending panel indicates it will boost Interior funding above Trump request—U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies before a House Appropria...

+ Democrats in Congress decry ‘outrageous’ DOJ charges against New Jersey colleague—U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, speaks at a press confer...

+ Potential Medicaid cuts drive NM health legislation plans—Rep. Larry Scott (R-Hobbs) speaks during a committee hearing during th...

+ DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stumbles over questions from Democrats on habeas corpus—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Ho...

+ NM Dem U.S. Sen. Luján co-sponsors DOGE BROS Act—Congressional Democrats say the DOGE BROS Act is needed to counter Elo...

+ IRS nominee Billy Long probed by Democrats over nonexistent tribal tax credits—Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, nominee for Internal Revenue Service comm...

+ RFK Jr. insists upcoming ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report won’t target farming—Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies...

+ New CRRUA arsenic violation prompts NMED to evaluate taking emergency action—A sign captured outside of the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority ...

+ New round of NM burn bans imposed amid drought, wildfire risk—A Mora County Sheriff's Deputy vehicle sits near the Mogote Hill Fire ...

+ Rapidly expanding school voucher programs pinch state budgets—Elementary math teacher Margie Howells teaches a fifth grade class at ...

+ NM Appeals Court Judge Bogardus announces June retirement—Court of Appeals Judge Kristina Bogardus will retire on June 7, 2025 (...

+ New Mexico rejects feds’ request for SNAP cardholder data—(Getty Images)New Mexico has refused a request by the federal governme...

+ Five-day hearings on Bishop’s Lodge proposed wastewater permit start—Chris Romero, a Tesuque Village resident, holds up a sample of effluen...

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