Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico lawmakers approved the use of medical marijuana last year, but questions remain about who will produce and distribute it. Sarah Gustavus from KUNM has more on the state Department of Health proposal.
Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico's public schools will soon be evaluated on their efforts to improve the health of their students. This week, Governor Bill Richardson and Education Secretary Veronica Garcia announced their plan for a statewide Healthy School Report Card. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has this report.
Las Cruces, NM – Binge drinking, video game playing and dating random women are activities usually associated with college-aged students, but according to Michael Kimmel, a leading sociologist, nowadays many men carry the same habits into their late twenties, early thirties. KRWG's Sarina Turnbull has this report.
09/06/08 – The Talking Stick Institue, a local non profit group, will hold an arts convention in Las Cruces to promote the economic potenital of the city's arts and culture scene.
Santa Fe, NM – Michelle Obama was in New Mexico Thursday. She stopped first in Santa Fe, where she held a roundtable discussion on military families. Obama emphasized that if elected president, her husband, Democratic candidate Barack Obama, would have a more responsible approach to war than either President Bush or Republican candidate John McCain. KUNM's Jim Williams reports.
Las Cruces, NM – The Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice and sixty affiliated organizations will participate in a march protesting the construction of the border fence along the US/Mexico Border. KRWG's Sarina Turnbull has this report.
Las Cruces, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority, which met in Las Cruces this morning, plans to ask State lawmakers to approve increased funding for Spaceport America during next year's legislative session and according to an update from the group's executive director the project is on schedule. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has this report.
Albuquerque, NM – The secretary of state's office is dismissing criticism of its hiring of a Senate candidate's relative as elections director. Secretary of State Mary Herrera on Friday announced she'd hired James Noel as elections director, filling a position that had been vacated by former director Daniel Soto. KUNM's Jim Williams has more.
Las Cruces, NM – Jim Noel will not begin his duties as the director of the State's Bureau of Elections until early next month but some state Republicans already want him removed from the position. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has more.
Albuquerque, NM – The Republican and Democratic candidates for New Mexico's open U-S Senate Seat have yet to meet in person for a face-to-face debate. But, as KUNM's John West reports, the two did speak separately and answer questions at a candidates' forum in Albuquerque last Friday.
Las Cruces, NM – Several political leaders converged in Las Cruces late last week, during New Mexico State University's Domenici Public Policy Conference . A number of current and former United States' lawmakers discussed several topics, which are considered the focal point of retiring Senator Pete Domenici's career. KRWG's Marco Grajeda has more.
Las Cruces, NM – This week, New Mexico United State's Representative Tom Udall made a campaign stop in Las Cruces to discuss his political platform during a town-hall meeting with southern New Mexicans. Udall is running for the seat being vacated by outgoing U.S. Senator Pete Domenici. KRWG's Sarina Turnbull has this report.
Las Cruces, NM – A number of New Mexico Lawmakers and friends of United States Senator Pete Domenici offered their well wishes to the outgoing Albuquerque Republican during New Mexico State University's Domenici Public Policy Conference . As KRWG's Marco Grajeda reports, amid jokes and kind words Domenici was thanked for his years of public service in the U-S Senate.
