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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its federal monthly jobs report Friday. The report showed that the unemployment rate, the percentage of eligible workers filing for unemployment insurance, has remained steady since March 2022. The current federal unemployment rate is 3.4 percent compared to March 2022 when it was 3.7 percent. The report states that […]

Narges Mohammadi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi were imprisoned for bringing the news of Mahsa Amini's death and the truth of the protest in front of the world. | Iranian Imprisoned Journalists

New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon announced Law Day observance on Monday through a proclamation released Friday. Law Day is celebrated every May 1 to help the public understand the legal profession better and to celebrate the role of law in our society, according to the American Bar Association which began hosting Law […]

This week NM Political Report won ten awards at the Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies annual awards, including five first-place awards. NM Political Report competed in the small newsrooms category against news outlets in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.  The awards include a 1st place award in the Podcast category for […]

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday afternoon that embeds environmental justice into federal agencies’ work.  “For far too long, communities across our country have faced persistent environmental injustice through toxic pollution, underinvestment in infrastructure and critical services, and other disproportionate environmental harms often due to a legacy of racial discrimination including redlining,” […]

Alexis Mac Allister has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United this summer - but he wouldn't be the first World Cup winner to make the switch to Old Trafford.

Tax rebates of $500 per person are set to go out in mid-June, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday. “Prices for basic necessities continue to be high across the nation,” Lujan Grisham said in a news release. “Our state today is in a fantastic financial position, and it’s important to me that New Mexico’s families […]

The New Mexico Supreme Court issued a ruling on Monday that the constitutional amendment that led to members of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission being appointed by the governor rather than elected did not constitute logrolling. Logrolling is when multiple proposals are placed in a single ballot question. The New Mexico constitution forbids logrolling […]

The Reading Agency is keen to help get the nation reading, launching a new 'couch to 5k' initiative called the Road to Reading.

While a number of governor-appointed Cabinet secretaries have been confirmed by the Senate this year, to date there has been no hearing scheduled for one of the most controversial of the appointees.  That’s James Mountain, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s choice to head the state Indian Affairs Department and who has come under fire from critics who say […]