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As record-setting blazes become common and the number of skilled wildland firefighters dwindles, ProPublica spoke to those most impacted.

But one local official and a municipal advocacy group say getting rid of gross receipts taxes will harm already-reeling local governments.

A hearing examiner recommended New Mexico utility regulators reject a gas utility’s proposed liquified natural gas facility in Rio Rancho.

At a joint budget session of the House and Senate education committees on Monday, lawmakers made clear their intent to prioritize literacy, staff shortages, attendance, pay increases, career technical education and improving outcomes for students. Analysts with the New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee and the Legislative Finance Committee proposed the following investments for such […]

Lawmakers are trying once again to create a trust fund that would give New Mexico tribes more money and control to run their own educational programs. The proposed legislation is sponsored by Rep. Derrick Lente (D-Sandia Pueblo). It would create a $100 million Tribal Education Trust Fund that would disburse money directly to tribes over time to […]

Americans are typically told the story of the scientists who built the atomic bomb as an intellectual race for the world’s most powerful weapon during wartime. More than 100 atmospheric

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A wildfire accidentally started by the federal government drove them from their homes and destroyed the things they loved most about their land. The government will pay them only for things with a price tag.