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Published September 20, 2018 at 5184 × 3456 in IMG_2615

Elephant Butte Reservoir on Sept. 10, 2018, when it was at 3.7 percent capacity

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Lawmakers advance 1 bill to crack down on shoplifting, table another
By Santa Fe New Mexican | 3 mins ago
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican News video footage of shoplifters aiming handguns at store security guards during crime sprees told the story.
A court decision expected soon on medication abortion could have wide implication
By Susan Dunlap | 19 hours ago
A pending federal lawsuit could impact the use of medication abortion for patients nationwide, including New Mexico.
Energy bill pits local control against large-scale planning
By Santa Fe New Mexican | 19 hours ago
By Nicholas Gilmore, The Santa Fe New Mexican Some local governments and climate advocacy groups are pushing a bill that could open up energy control to localities in the state. On Tuesday, Santa Fe County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution in support of Senate Bill 165, the Local Choice Energy Act, which was introduced in the state Senate last month by Sen. Carrie Hamblen, D-Las Cruces.

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Bill to eliminate copays for STI treatment clears Senate committee
By Susan Dunlap | 19 mins ago
A bill to eliminate co-pays and cost sharing for sexually transmitted infection testing, treatment and prevention cleared the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee by a 5-2 vote on Friday.
Bill to fund strategic water reserve passes Senate Conservation Committee
By Hannah Grover | 19 hours ago
A bill that would appropriate $25 million for the state to acquire water rights to help meet interstate compact and endangered species requirements passed the Senate Conservation Committee on an 8-0 vote on Thursday.

About Laura Paskus

Laura Paskus has been writing about New Mexico’s natural resources and communities since 2002, as an assistant editor of High Country News, a radio producer at KUNM-FM, managing editor of Tribal College Journal and a freelancer for a variety of publications including the Santa Fe Reporter, New Mexico In Depth and Indian Country Today. Her work has also appeared in Al Jazeera America, Ms. Magazine, National Geographic Online, The Nature Conservancy Magazine, The Progressive, Columbia Journalism Review, The Mountain Gazette, Audubon and Orion. She's a correspondent for New Mexico In Focus and a graduate student in the University of New Mexico’s Geography and Environmental Studies Department.

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