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FAA says proper use of anti-drone lasers that prompted Texas airspace closures is safe for flights
1+ week, 2+ day ago (568+ words) Anti-drone lasers used near the southern border by the U. S. military and Homeland Security to combat cartel drones are safe and shouldn't necessitate airport closures, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday after a review prompted by airspace closures in Texas earlier…...
David French: Don't cheer too hard for the Facebook verdicts
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1401+ words) To share the story of your loved one, you can submit an obituary using any of the following methods: Need assistance? Our obituary desk is here to help. Please call us at 651-228-5263 with any questions regarding the process or deadlines....
A $50 million push hopes to make child care a top issue in the midterm elections
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (520+ words) By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, created a decade ago, aims to make caregiver issues more salient in elections. The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as…...
New Mexico's promise of free child care comes with a fiscal escape hatch
2+ mon, 10+ hour ago (788+ words) By MORGAN LEE and SAVANNAH PETERS As parents across the nation grapple with crippling daycare bills that threaten to keep them at home and out of the workforce, political leaders from New York to San Francisco have been angling to…...
New Mexico legislators launch "truth commission" investigation into Jeffrey Epstein"s secluded ranch
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (536+ words) By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press A bipartisan, four-member panel of state House representatives is investigating allegations that the ranch may have facilitated sexual abuse and sex trafficking. New Mexico lawmakers also say they want to know why Epstein was not…...
Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (664+ words) The river's future was the center of discussions this week at the annual Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas, where water leaders from California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming gathered alongside federal and tribal…...
Dakota County approves 9. 9% levy increase. Here's what to know.
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (624+ words) Dakota County residents can brace for rising costs as a nearly double-digit property tax increase is approved for the second year in a row. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners approved its 2026 budget of $527. 7 million, including a property tax levy…...
Georgia O'Keeffe's views of the New Mexico desert will be preserved with conservation plan
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (440+ words) Initial phases of the plan establish a conservation easement across about 10 square miles of land, owned by a charitable arm of Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.), on the outskirts of the village of Abiquiu. That easement stretches across reservoir waterfront and native grasslands…...
Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don't comply with government rules
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (154+ words) By JOSH FUNK, AP Transportation Writer Nearly 44% of the 16, 000 truck driving schools in the U. S. may be forced to close after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements. The Transportation Department said…...
Letters: Why is the Stillwater Liftbridge Border Battle tug of war a problem?
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (638+ words) MNDOT's decision to ban the annual pre-Vikings-Packers Border Battle Tug Of Rope on the Stillwater Liftbridge that raises money for first responders is yet another rock on the cairn of government that supports the people. Knowing a good jolt can…...