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.
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Senate Bill 219 which would establish a medical psilocybin program, making New Mexico only the third state to do so, passed its first committee Tuesday.
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A watchdog organization focused on government transparency says the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners may have broken the state’s open meeting law while looking into whether the county treasurer violated the county’s hiring rules.
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Lawmakers have rolled together six bills related to crime and rehabilitations into one package. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted for it, while Republicans opposed it.
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Math proficiency in New Mexico has declined in grades 5 through 11 each fiscal year since 2023. Last year, only 23% of the state’s K through 12 students tested proficient in math. A bill that seeks to tackle this issue passed its first committee Wednesday.
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A third Albuquerque officer and the prominent defense attorney at the center of a yearslong bribery and racketeering scheme involving DWI officers have taken plea deals in the case.