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Farmington abortion protest

Helen Shay holds a sign supporting abortion rights.

ABQ city council reaffirms $250K for Planned Parenthood, includes funds for housing nonprofits
By Susan Dunlap | 10 hours ago
Albuquerque City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn helped thwart an effort to reroute city funds already allocated to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains for the current year’s budget on Monday evening during a city council meeting.
Controversial Augustin Plains Ranch water project legal battles continue
By Hannah Grover | August 12, 2022
The legal battles in a controversial water project are continuing as the state’s Court of Appeals remanded it back to district court.
New Mexico’s pandemic oil and gas plan aided a Putin pal and Trump donor
By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main | August 12, 2022
Back in 2020, as oil and gas prices tanked because of the COVID crisis, New Mexico implemented an emergency program that would allow oil and gas producers to temporarily stop production and shut down wells for up to three years without penalty.

Weather station network intended to provide some security for farmers, ranchers
By Hannah Grover | May 2, 2022
Government programs provide insurance for ranchers if they lose their forage crops due to lack of rain, but the scarcity of rain gauges in New Mexico has limited the usefulness of this insurance, according to legislators who secured funding to build a network of weather stations throughout the state.
Rail Runner funding removed from junior spending bill
By Hannah Grover | April 6, 2022
The Rail Runner will not be receiving $1 million to temporarily reduce fares to riders.