In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
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CRRUA will receive a little over $3 million from Project Jupiter GRTs to clean and refurbish three water tanks. This was approved Tuesday, by the Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners.
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Dave Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps, talks with KC Counts about the value of recording and archiving conversations with loved ones.
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Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, covers top stories each week in the Silver City Report. This week, he talks about an assault against the Cobre Consolidated girl's volleyball coach, a new housing development for the unhoused and a seed for a moon tree to grow in Silver City.
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The Doña Ana chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted an inaugural ceremony at Mesilla Veterans Memorial Park in honor of those who have served in the U.S. military.
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Lori Martinez was appointed by Doña Ana County Commissioners to complete former house district 37 representative Joanne Ferrary's term.
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This week's election marked a turning point for Native American women, whose leadership in their families and communities has rarely translated to formal political power.
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The region remains in drought despite the intense rains, and any decisions on water conservation along the Colorado River will not likely change until winter snowpack is assessed.
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The Navajo, San Juan and Animas rivers are among those that surged beyond their banks when round after round of storms dumped heavy rain across the Four Corners region of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.
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This week, the Lobos cracked the AP Top 25 for the first time ever, coming in at No. 22.
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A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.
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The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change.
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In a 2023 campaign speech, Trump pledged to reclaim universities from what he called the radical left. His Education Department just finalized a rule to help him do it.
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When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
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The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating.