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New Mexico Legislature March 22: A somber conclusion

By Source New Mexico Staff Writers | March 24, 2025

This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Patrick Lohmann, Austin Fisher, Julia Goldberg, Leah…

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Final Week at the Roundhouse 2025

By Lou DiVizio | March 21, 2025

The clock on this year’s 60-day legislative session runs out Saturday at noon in Santa Fe. This week on the…

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Poisoning the well

By Alicia Inez Guzmán, Searchlight New Mexico | March 17, 2025

This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Driving along a stretch of New Mexico Highway…

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Indigenously Positive: Diné-Led Nonprofit Immerses Children in Their Native Language

By Bella Davis | March 14, 2025

Posted on the door leading into the learning space in northeast Albuquerque is a sign that reads, “Bilagáana bizaad dooda.”  …

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In New Mexico’s Fast Legislative Session, Oil and Gas Fans Tap the Brakes

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main | March 13, 2025

This story was originally published at Capital & Main, a NMPBS partner. “You may clap now.” With that, Rep. Javier…

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Council agrees to use weed tax revenue basic income pilot program

By Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ | March 10, 2025

This story was originally published at City Desk ABQ, a NMPBS partner. Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ After years in…

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Racing Through the Roundhouse with Gwyneth Doland

By Lou DiVizio | March 7, 2025

Anyone familiar with the New Mexico Legislature knows the session’s last couple of weeks are always a mad dash to…

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Albuquerque center housing ‘critical’ wildfire dispatch on DOGE termination list as fire risk grows

By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico | March 6, 2025

This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. As Albuquerque and the rest of the state…

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Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands

By Molly Montgomery, Searchlight New Mexico | March 3, 2025

This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. A week ago, on orders from the Trump…

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Two Perspectives as Legislature Rolls on

By Jeff Proctor | February 28, 2025

I am old enough to remember what it was like to watch two smart, service-minded people disagree on nearly every…

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Aging Differently

By Megan Kamerick | February 21, 2025

I have been interested in issues around aging for quite a while, having watched my parents go into assisted living…

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A Dash of the Roundhouse, a Pinch of Aging with Grace

By Myah Wilmarth | February 14, 2025

We’ve had a lot of fun — and what I’d like to think is some success — the last two…

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