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New Mexico Court Education Institute Presents Former UNM Law Professor Barbara Bergman Judicial Education Award
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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June 15, 2025
Law professor Barbara E. Bergman Administrative Office of the Courts News: ALBUQUERQUE – Law professor Barbara E. Bergman received an award June 12 honoring her lasting contributions to judicial education in New Mexico. The New Mexico Court...
Guest Column: Snowbowl continues to disregard Indigenous community
Navajo-Hopi Observer - Arizona
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On April 16 of this year, Arizona’s Second Congressional District Representative Eli Crane wrote to the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington, DC, urging her to administratively renew Arizona Snowbowl Resort’s Special Use Permit (SUP) with the US...
Sen. Mike Lee says selling off public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past sales show otherwise.
Tucson Sentinel - Arizona
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July 8, 2025
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting highlights Land for housing: A measure...
Concerns grow over dire conditions in immigrant detention
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 29, 2025
Far from public view, the toll of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration is unfolding in overcrowded detention facilities across the country. Some immigrants have gone a week or more without showers. Others sleep pressed tightly...
New Mexico Governor’s Drought Order Avoids the Words “Climate” and “Emergency”
Truthout
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June 15, 2025
In late May, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office sent out a press release announcing an executive order that declared a drought emergency and state of emergency in New Mexico. The order itself was missing two things: It didn’t actually include an...
FFA Next Gen Conference connects students to ag careers in Pa.
AGDAILY - Michigan
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July 8, 2025
The National FFA Organization recently hosted its second Next Gen Conference of the year in Philadelphia. Next Gen Conferences provide FFA student members with a look into career opportunities within the industry of agriculture. The June...
The 5 best cities in the US have been named — and NYC isn’t one of them
New York Post
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July 8, 2025
We’re not king of the hill — or top of the heap. In a popular new ranking of the so-called greatest cities in the country, New York failed to crack the top five — losing out to a string of obviously lesser locales. The snub came courtesy of Travel...
Aztec High graduate is recipient of New Mexico School Board scholarship
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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June 19, 2025
Student finds passion through school activity Aralyn Goldsmith, graduate of Aztec High School, was one of three recipients from the San Juan County area to be awarded the New Mexico School Board Association scholarship. Goldsmith, who plans on...
Want to get outside? Check out the closest national parks to Tucson
The Copper Courier - Arizona
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July 8, 2025
Approximately 331 million people visited American national parks in 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year growth and the fourth straight year of growth. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave...
Albuquerque To Host Senior Softball Championships
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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June 24, 2025
VA/ASC News: ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque will host the 2025 Senior Softball – USA Land of Enchantment Championships from June 24-29 at the Los Altos Softball Complex and Tingley Field. This year’s tournament will bring more than 1,100 athletes and...
Trump's immigration crackdown intensifies concerns over dire conditions in detention facilities
The Economic Times
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June 29, 2025
Overcrowded immigration detention facilities across the United States are facing extreme pressure as the Trump administration escalates arrests and workplace raids. As of June 15, over 56,000 immigrants were in custody, far beyond the current...
Tohatchi’s WynterRose Sheka signs with New Mexico Highlands
Navajo Times - Arizona
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June 19, 2025
By Lee Begaye Special to the Times TOHATCHI — New Mexico Highlands University has signed another standout from the Tohatchi Lady Cougars basketball program: WynterRose Sheka. The 5-foot-10 guard has been a fixture of the Lady Cougars since she...
LGBTQ+ advocates fight to keep state budget grants
Public News Service
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California groups fighting for equality and inclusivity in health care are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign the state budget as is, leaving LGBTQ+ health care grants in place. Newsom has until Friday to sign a balanced budget to close a $12...
Upcoming workshop will center on Indigenous foodways in the San Juan Mountains
The Journal - Colorado
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July 8, 2025
A view of the mountains from Lizard Head pass. (Cameryn Cass/The Journal) × Participants will learn foraging and food preparation, among other things In mid-August, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center near Cortez is putting on a traditional food...
Albuquerque leaders visit Phoenix for insights on economic prosperity
Grand Canyon Times - Arizona
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June 23, 2025
Paul J. Gessing President | Rio Grande FoundationPaul J. Gessing President | Rio Grande Foundation Recently, a group of business and economic leaders from Albuquerque visited Phoenix to understand why the economy there is stronger than in New...
Sustainable space research team wins excellence award for STEM education
ABQ Times - New Mexico
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June 27, 2025
Garnett S. Stokes, President - The University of New Mexico Board of Regents | University of New MexicoGarnett S. Stokes, President - The University of New Mexico Board of Regents | University of New Mexico The Sustainable Space Research Grand...
Cultural Properties Restoration Fund Awards Nearly $1.2 Million To Eight New Mexico Projects
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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June 13, 2025
NMDCA News: SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division has announced that eight New Mexico projects – ranging from Taos to Hillsboro to Portales – have received nearly $1.2 million to fund historic restoration work through the...
Gender-affirming care still legal in N.M. despite SCOTUS ruling, groups say
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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June 23, 2025
Advocates say two New Mexico state laws protecting reproductive and gender-affirming health care remain in place despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator × The same year Tennessee enacted its prohibition, New Mexico...
Congress proposal could lead to sale of notable public land in New Mexico
KOB 4 - New Mexico
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June 19, 2025
A proposal making its way through Congress would sell of millions of acres of public lands, including some areas that are special to many New Mexicans. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A proposal moving through Congress could lead to more than 250 million...
How many H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction industry in East New Mexico News publication area during 2024?
East New Mexico News
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June 16, 2025
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...