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+ Source NM: New research reports New Mexico drug-resistant bacterial infection spread from humans to primates—This is a medical illustration of drug-resistant, Shigella bacteria, (Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; illustrated by Stephanie...
+ Source NM: NM increases high school graduation rates, but remains lower than national average—Students from Gadsden High School graduate in 2024. (Photo provided by Gadsden Independent School District) While the State of New Mexico reported gai...
+ Source NM: 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, R-La., for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Wa...
+ Source NM: U.S. House spending panel indicates it will boost Interior funding above Trump request—U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Screenshot from committee webcast)...
+ Source NM: Democrats in Congress decry ‘outrageous’ DOJ charges against New Jersey colleague—U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Pho...
+ Source NM: Potential Medicaid cuts drive NM health legislation plans—Rep. Larry Scott (R-Hobbs) speaks during a committee hearing during the 2025 legislative session. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)As a panel of st...
+ Source NM: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stumbles over questions from Democrats on habeas corpus—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Sc...
+ Source NM: NM Dem U.S. Sen. Luján co-sponsors DOGE BROS Act—Congressional Democrats say the DOGE BROS Act is needed to counter Elon Musk and DOGE's efforts to access individuals' personal information. (Photo by...
+ Source NM: IRS nominee Billy Long probed by Democrats over nonexistent tribal tax credits—Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long, nominee for Internal Revenue Service commissioner, testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at his confirmation hear...
+ Source NM: RFK Jr. insists upcoming ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report won’t target farming—Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Screensh...
+ Source NM: New CRRUA arsenic violation prompts NMED to evaluate taking emergency action—A sign captured outside of the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority on Dec. 19, 2023. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)A troubled Southern New Mexico util...
+ Source NM: New round of NM burn bans imposed amid drought, wildfire risk—A Mora County Sheriff's Deputy vehicle sits near the Mogote Hill Fire south of Wagon Mound in mid-March. A new round of fire restrictions imposed Mond...
+ Source NM: Rapidly expanding school voucher programs pinch state budgets—Elementary math teacher Margie Howells teaches a fifth grade class at Wheeling Country Day School in Wheeling, WV, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Howells ...
+ Source NM: NM Appeals Court Judge Bogardus announces June retirement—Court of Appeals Judge Kristina Bogardus will retire on June 7, 2025 (Photo courtesy Administrative Office of the Courts)Judge Kristina Bogardus, who ...
+ Source NM: New Mexico rejects feds’ request for SNAP cardholder data—(Getty Images)New Mexico has refused a request by the federal government for sensitive, personal information about people who receive or apply for foo...
+ Source NM: Five-day hearings on Bishop’s Lodge proposed wastewater permit start—Chris Romero, a Tesuque Village resident, holds up a sample of effluent during a hearing on Monday, May, 2025. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)In ...