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   By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press / Report For America With less than a week remaining in the New Mexico legislative session, state senators are hashing out a proposal that could change the way education is funded for decades by increasing withdrawals from a unique $20 billion public endowment. The initiative advanced Tuesday toward a Senate floor vote that would tap the trust fund to increase spending on preschool and K-12 education by about $250 million a year. Legislative approval wo...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Haaland for Secretary of the Interior in a 51-40 vote. Sen. Steve Daines voted to block her confirmation, citing her track record and ideology, and Sen. Jon Tester voted to confirm her, citing her commitments to public lands, tribal nations and job creation. A Democratic representative from New Mexico, Haaland is a member of the Laguna Pueblo Tribe. She is a 35th generation New Mexican. In her two-day confirmation hearing, Haaland spoke of her father, who served in ...

Monumental day: Indian Country reacts to Deb Haaland vote FELICIA FONSECA, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Now Playing: The Senate has confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that wields influence over the nations tribes. (March 15) Video: Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Citizens of tribes across the U.S. cr...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Citizens of tribes across the U.S. cried and clapped in celebration Monday as Deb Haaland became the first Native American confirmed as secretary of a Cabinet

   By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says nearly three-quarters of $1 billion could be lost over the next four years if New Mexico sees even a 10% reduction of oil and gas production due to President Joe Bidens actions to curb leasing on public lands. The first-term Democratic governor said Monday in a letter to the president that financial losses of that magnitude would have real effects on the states ability to achieve goals like universal access to early...

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Citizens of tribes across the U.S. cried and clapped in celebration Monday as Deb Haaland became the first Native

Grand Old Party Cancel Culture – Insurrectionists just a few short weeks ago, now impediments Republicans are looking to turn Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s confirmation hearing into prime-time viewing material for Fox News. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) helped sponsor the Not Invisible Act to create a new position within the Interior Department dealing specifically with murder, trafficking, and missing Native Americans, and form a new joint advisory committee between the Interior and Jus...

Linda Watson draped a sweater with the words "Little Shell Chippewa Tribe" over her as she received the newly recognized tribal nation's first dose of covid-19 vaccine.

As the newest federally recognized tribe, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana is starting from scratch to deliver health care to members. While COVID-19 has been devastating, it has sped up the tribe's ability to build a clinic. Yet, lacking a reservation, the tribe faces challenges reaching its scattered members.

New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland is poised to become our nation's first Indigenous cabinet secretary. As some prominent Mountain West lawmakers oppose