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New Mexico Shifts Metrics, Some Virus Restrictions Relaxed – Associated Press Friday marked the start of New Mexico's updated color-coded framework for

Study Says Future Of New Mexico May Include Fewer People - By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Flanked by booming economies and community growth, New Mexico is likely to watch its population count plateau in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and then slowly decline with a pronounced drop in school- and working-aged residents and a drain on rural areas, authors of a report on demographic trends announced Thursday. The report from the Legislature's budget and accountability office adds to indications in the 2020 Census of a population slowdown across large swaths of the high-desert state. ...

COVID Deaths And Hospitalizations Increase In New Mexico –  Albuquerque Journal, KUNM New Mexico health officials announced 181 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday and twelve additional deaths related to the virus. The Albuquerque Journal reports that while case numbers remain fairly steady, the number of deaths and hospitalizations reported yesterday mark a rise in New Mexico, where daily deaths due to COVID-19 in April have mostly remained in the single digits. The state announced yesterday 130 New Mexicans are now hospitalized with COVID-19. The Journal reports that’s a 35% increas...

Governor Vaccine Progress Means New Mexico Can Open Soon - By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday said she expects New Mexico to reopen completely by the end of June if the state reaches its goal of having at least 60% of residents fully vaccinated by then. She made the announcement during a virtual briefing, proclaiming that the state was “conquering COVID.” Lujan Grisham and state health officials said the state's pace of vaccinations has been as an overwhelming driver for the progress seen in recent months, with more than 60 people vaccinated...

By Adam Ganucheau Apr 26, 2021 4:58 PM Rep. Robert Johnson, the minority leader in the Mississippi House of Representatives whose measured and respectful demeanor has brought recent policy success to Democrats in a ruby red state, is disgusted. He’s disgusted that months after lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag after 126 years, Mississippi is once again celebrating Confederate Memorial Day. He’s disgusted that Mississippi is — once again — garnering a negative image on front pages and in news broadcasts across the nation because some pr...