More than 10,000 New Mexico children have lost federal food assistance benefits in the year since Congress enacted a sweeping spending bill, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis released Tuesday. The spending bill President Donald Trump signed last July, or the "one big beautiful bill act," imposed new work requirements and other burdens on households seeking food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
New Mexico Water Advocates director Norm Gaume describes the challenges he expects Lower Rio Grande agricultural producers and communities will face in the wake of the high court's decree.
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Ranchers face a multitude of challenges, and this year, the New World screwworm is one of them.
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A new report from the New Mexico Department of Justice finds racial disparities in student discipline practices at Gallup-McKinley County Schools and recommends changes to improve consistency, transparency and accountability.
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The new rule changes the definition of "harm," and that could open up wildlife habitat to logging, mining, and other uses.