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Opinion | Broken permits, broken promise: How bots and bureaucrats locked out river runners
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (314+ words) In the 1980s and "90s, river runners in the southwestern United States packed their gear and headed into canyon country. Those trips were the heartbeat of their year " where people connected with nature and with each other. Recreation.gov has failed to…...
New Mexico’s promise of free child care comes with a fiscal escape hatch
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (838+ words) SANTA FE, N.M. " An ambitious universal child care program aimed at fully footing the bill for working families across New Mexico is being enshrined into law, with state legislators making good on promises by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to make…...
Judge dismisses challenge to Republican campaign for New Mexico governor
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (420+ words) James Maes, a Navajo Dam resident, and John Rockwell, a former Republican Party of Bernalillo County chair, filed the lawsuit against Rodriguez earlier in February and accused him of being ineligible to run for governor. In court, Rodriguez's attorney countered…...
Farmington woman accused of having sex with teen
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (10+ words) Farmington woman accused of having sex with teen'The Durango Herald...
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
1+ week, 1+ day ago (951+ words) Decades later, the state of New Mexico is set to investigate that troubling history and its lasting harm. New Mexico legislators approved a measure this week to have the state Indian Affairs Department and the Commission on the Status of…...
New Mexico reopens investigation into alleged illegal activity at Epstein's former Zorro Ranch
1+ week, 3+ day ago (864+ words) Attorney General Ra'l Torrez's office said Thursday that the decision was made after reviewing information recently released by the U.S. Justice Department. Although New Mexico's initial case was closed in 2019 at the request of federal prosecutors in New York, state prosecutors…...
N.M. land commissioner seeks probe into allegation of two girls buried near Epstein ranch
2+ week, 2+ day ago (671+ words) New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard on Tuesday called on federal and state law enforcement to investigate allegations that two girls were buried in the hills surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch. The allegations are…...
Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media
2+ week, 6+ day ago (566+ words) It's the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social media companies, including Meta, over harm to children, and one that is likely to highlight explicit online content and its effects. Prosecutors told a…...
New Mexico lawmakers advance $2 million for federally defunded farm-to-food bank program
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (542+ words) Legislation that would restore a federal farm-to-foodbank program advanced Tuesday morning through the New Mexico Legislature's House Agriculture, Acequia and Water Resources Committee, along with a bill to hike fines for stealing water and funding for statewide water projects. The…...
Durango historian explores Animas City’s origins
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (746+ words) This year is historically special for the nation, the state of Colorado and Durango. It marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the 150th anniversary of Colorado's statehood and the 150th anniversary of the founding of Animas City....