Colonias on the border struggle with decades-old water issues
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As of 2015, an estimated 30 percent of colonia residents didn’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. Continue Reading
Boyfriend’s betrayal: ABQ woman jailed after ATF informant lured her into drug deals
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During a nearly two-month courtship, the man kept his government job a secret. Continue Reading
After years of delays, Virgin Galactic prepares for spaceflights from NM
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The company has 21 employees in Las Cruces and says it will move 85-90 more to southern New Mexico from California once testing on its spaceship is complete. Continue Reading
With the number of seniors growing, the U.S. stumbles toward a day of reckoning
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The number of U.S. seniors will nearly double from 41.2 million in 2010 to 81.2 million in 2040. Continue Reading
How much secrecy does Spaceport America need?
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The spaceport wants the ability to keep all sorts of information secret and is already shielding most companies’ rent payments from the public. Continue Reading
Transparency problems plague Spaceport America
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The N.M. Spaceport Authority has violated the state’s transparency laws several times this year, blocking or delaying public access to information about the spaceport. Continue Reading
With an aging population, the U.S. and Latin America are ‘in a race against time’
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Many nations of the Americas are contronting a defining, 21st Century dilemma: caring for the elderly amid turbulent social changes, economic uncertainties, mounting inequality and contentious politics. Continue Reading
Funding woes could ‘cripple’ NM spaceport as other states invest in space race
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The state has cut its annual funding for the spaceport. Excess tax money collected in Doña Ana and Sierra counties is shoring up the budget for now. Continue Reading
Is Spaceport America taking flight?
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An NMPolitics.net investigation finds challenges, but also reason for optimism. Continue Reading
They got hurt at work. Then they got deported.
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How insurance companies use a Florida law to get undocumented immigrants arrested and deported when they get injured on the job — and what it means in Trump’s America. Continue Reading
Jimenez resigns from Doña Ana County GOP leadership post
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Roman Jimenez had been under fire for saying “violent, leftist protesters” were “getting exactly what they asked for” a day after the violence in Virginia. Continue Reading
A day after Charlottesville, county GOP chair blasts ‘violent, leftist protesters’
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The criticism was swift and harsh and included calls for Roman Jimenez to resign from his GOP leadership post. Continue Reading
Police stood by as mayhem mounted in Charlottesville
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State police and National Guardsmen watched passively for hours as self-proclaimed Nazis engaged in street battles with counter-protesters. Continue Reading
Judge rules 10 vetoed bills should become law; Martinez could appeal
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The judge ruled that Gov. Susana Martinez didn’t provide an explanation for her disapproval in the time required by the N.M. Constitution. Continue Reading
Police are on front lines in dealing with behavioral health issues
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Many people experiencing behavioral health problems end up in prisons and jails instead of mental health facilities. Continue Reading