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    Published June 16, 2015 at 1250 × 833 in DSC_0279

    Newsroom

    • Debt crisis averted: NM delegation responds to debt ceiling deal
      By Nicole Maxwell | 22 hours ago

      The debt ceiling saga neared its end this week after both the U.S. House and Senate approved a deal to raise the debt limit, with provisions.

    • Lands around Chaco officially withdrawn from oil and gas leasing
      By Hannah Grover | 22 hours ago

      Interior Secretary Deb Haaland officially withdrew lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park from mineral leasing on Friday morning.

    • Former GOP candidate faces federal charges for shootings of homes of prominent Dems
      By Nicole Maxwell | June 2, 2023

      A federal grand jury indicted the man and two alleged co-conspirators who allegedly shot at prominent Albuquerque Democrats’ homes in late 2022 this week.

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    • ECECD will soon see a nearly 68 percent increase in funding
      By Susan Dunlap | May 26, 2023

      On July 1, a constitutional amendment to increase the distribution from the Land Grant Permanent Fund t toward educating the state’s youngest children goes into effect.

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      CYFD: Repeat maltreatment in decline, but higher than average
      By Susan Dunlap | May 25, 2023

      New Mexico has 360 more repeat child maltreatment cases annually than the national average.

    Recent Posts

    • Native American student’s anti-discrimination lawsuit can move forward, NM Appeals Court ruled

      A lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools for alleged discriminatory remarks against a Native American student can move forward, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled last week.

    • Community solar project rescoring leads to complaints

      Solar developer OneEnergy Development spent two years developing leases with land owners and setting up partnerships in preparation for the state’s community solar program, according to the company’s CEO.  OneEnergy submitted their proposals to InClime, the contractor hired by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.

    • Lincoln National Forest Botanist Phillip Hughes points to a meadow where Wright's Thistle has been known to grow.
      The good, the bad and the endangered: New Mexico’s thistles are more than just weeds

      In a meadow near Silver Lake in the Sacramento Mountains, one can look out onto a small patch of habitat containing several species of plant and animal life  Although spring is too early to see many of the species of plant life, such as a few species of thistles which do not bloom until late summer, other plant and animal species are already present, including the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse, Sacramento Mountain Butterfly, the Mexican Spotted Owl along with invasive species like the Musk Thistle.

    About Andy Lyman

    Andy Lyman

    Andy Lyman is an Albuquerque based reporter. He previously covered the New Mexico's legislative session for the New Mexico News Network and served as a reporter and host for numerous news outlets.

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