BY AUSTIN FISHER / Source NM Twelve hours after the deadline to either pack up and leave or face more police raids, the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of New Mexico stayed in place. By 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning New Mexico State Police and UNM Police moved the group from the encampment, taking several […]
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Judge halts 180-day mandate
A district court judge late Friday issued a temporary restraining order preventing the New Mexico Public Education Department from enforcing a rule that mandates at least 180 days of instruction for all schools in the state. For now, four-day-a-week schools are allowed to convene for 155 days next year, the current standard. The New Mexico […]
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What to Expect: APS board to consider applying for arts money
Albuquerque Public Schools is seeking nearly $12 million in state money to bring the fine arts to more of its students. At its Wednesday meeting, the district’s Board of Education will consider applying to the New Mexico Public Education Department for the money, authorized in the Public School Finance Act. The allocation would provide instruction […]
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CNM invests in EV future
Central New Mexico Community College showed off its investment in the electric vehicle future. The “Leading the Charge” event on the main campus highlighted CNM’s new electric vehicle technology certificate program, new on-campus charging stations and EV additions to the college’s fleet. The event held Tuesday drew more than 200, college spokesperson Brad Moore said. […]
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Opponents of a proposed amendment to reverse Albuquerque immigrant friendly policy hold rally
Opponents of an amendment that would reverse the City of Albuquerque’s immigrant friendly policy gathered at Civic Plaza Monday afternoon to speak out against the proposed change. “Our immigrant friendly policy in the City of Albuquerque is really important. It has been in place for about 24 years, so for 24 years we have been […]
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AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
By JOHN SEEWER, REESE DUNKLIN and TAYLOR STEVENS / Associated Press In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times. Most violations involved pinning people facedown in ways that could […]
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Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes
By FELICIA FONSECA / Associated Press A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress took a significant step forward late Monday with introduction in the Navajo Nation Council. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in […]
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Day care prices aren’t getting better. So states are stepping in
ASSOCIATED PRESS Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees. The Biden administration and Congress tried to alleviate some of these problems when the pandemic crippled the child […]
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Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — adding to tensions with Beijing
By JOSH BOAK, FATIMA HUSSEIN, PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG / Associated Press The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election year move that’s increasing friction between the world’s two largest economies. The tariffs come in the middle of a heated […]
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After nine years of court oversight, Albuquerque Police now in full compliance with reforms
ASSOCIATED PRESS The Albuquerque Police Department is now in full compliance with reforms ordered by the U.S. Department of Justice and that paves the way for the end of nine years of court oversight, authorities said Monday. The assessment came from an independent monitoring team hired by the city in 2015. The DOJ released findings […]