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An oil field in New Mexico's portion of the Permian Basin in Eddy County.
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New Mexico legislators have so far proposed 19 bills this session that could directly — and at times dramatically — change how the oil and gas industry operates in the state.
The New Mexico Department of Health announced Friday that it has declared an outbreak of measles in Lea County in the southeast corner of the state.
Let's Talk New Mexico
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usajobs.gov
About 22,000 New Mexicans worked for the federal government last year. Many people are nervous about the ongoing reduction in the federal workforce, but how severely could our state be impacted?
Child welfare in New Mexico
dh121815a/a-sec-metro/12182015 The State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, 1031 Lamberton Place NE in Albuquerque, photographed on Friday December 18, 2015. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)
Dean Hanson
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Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico has ranked consistently near the bottom when it comes to child well-being. The Children, Youth and Families Department, which is supposed to protect the most vulnerable children, has also battled scandals, secrecy, and staffing instability for decades. In the first of a series, KUNM looks deeper into the legacy of these longstanding challenges and how they affect families in the foster care system.