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New Mexico State settles with former basketball coach Greg Heiar in wrongful termination lawsuit
Associated Press
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August 16, 2025
New Mexico State reached a settlement on Friday with former men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar in a wrongful termination lawsuit. Terms of the settlement were not released. Heiar was fired and the school canceled the remainder of the 2022-23...
New Mexico House Leaders & Texas House Democrats Rally Around Need For Fair Representation
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
Rep. Penny Morales Shaw (D-Houston) and Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Driftwood) met Thursday with Speaker of the House Javier Martinez (D-Albuquerque) and House Majority Whip Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque). Courtesy/NMHD STATE News: ALBUQUERQUE —...
New Mexico Republican political candidate gets 80 years for shootings at Democrats’ homes
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
A failed political candidate in New Mexico has been sentenced to 80 years in federal prison for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in the aftermath of the 2020 election. A jury convicted...
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
American Civil Liberties Union
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texas, and Doña Ana and Otero Counties in New Mexico – will detain up to...
New Mexico's revenue sports had one good year. Then almost everyone left town
The New York Times
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August 15, 2025
The state of New Mexico got its name long before the country of Mexico was independent, long before the United States existed, when 16th-century Spanish explorers helped settle the territory. Unless you live there, you may not have known that. New...
New Mexico declares state of emergency as ‘surge in criminal activity’ sweeps the state
Fortune
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The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities. The emergency declaration by Gov....
New Mexico Governor Declares State of Emergency in County Afflicted by Crime
Insurance Journal
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August 15, 2025
The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities. The emergency declaration by Gov. Michelle Lujan...
U.S. Attorney’s Office reports weekly immigration prosecutions across New Mexico
Enchantment State News - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
Ryan Ellison, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico | Department of JusticeRyan Ellison, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico | Department of Justice The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico released its...
Ryan Ellison continues as acting U.S. attorney for District of New Mexico
Enchantment State News - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
Ryan Ellison, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico | Department of JusticeRyan Ellison, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico | Department of Justice Ryan Ellison has transitioned to the role of Acting United States Attorney for New...
From rival siblings to the “rain” of notes: The unusual events of the municipal elections
Portugal Pulse
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August 17, 2025
Two brothers are vying for control of Aveiro’s city hall, one candidate switched allegiance from the CDU to Chega, and a flurry of new entries in Porto are among the surprising developments in the municipal election pre-campaign. The municipal...
Trump’s Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. Now’s the Time to Prepare.
The Good Men Project - California
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August 17, 2025
By Amy Hanauer The new tax law President Trump and congressional Republicans passed this summer drastically reduces taxes on the wealthiest, slashes essential spending, and adds over $4 trillion to the deficit over a decade. The law weakens health...
'We're just getting by': Military spouses quit jobs, families bust budgets in scramble for child care
The Gazette - Colorado
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Editor's note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. When Payton Kinnison found out she was pregnant with twins, she didn’t waste a moment. Eight weeks...
Greg Heiar and New Mexico State University reach settlement
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
Greg Heiar and New Mexico State University reach settlement The former coach claimed he was made the 'scapegoat for hazing' after a pair lawsuits were filed Updated: 4:29 PM MDT Aug 15, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ New Mexico State University and...
Department of Justice extends New Mexico U.S. attorney’s term amid judicial, Senate criticism
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
Acting U.S. Attorney for New Mexico Ryan Ellison speaks during a news conference on the southern border in June. Ellison’s term at chief prosecutor in New Mexico was extended for another 210 days, following a move by the Department of Justice....
Governor highlights tax relief as New Mexico marks Social Security’s 90th anniversary
Enchantment State News - New Mexico
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August 14, 2025
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham marked the 90th anniversary of Social Security, highlighting its impact on lifting millions out of poverty and providing security for retirees and disabled workers. She emphasized that Social Security is earned...
Catholic Church faces new lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse in New Mexico, Texas
KNPR - Nevada
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August 15, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Two law firms have filed eight civil lawsuits against dioceses in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, alleging that priests sexually abused children between 1956 and 1990. Levi Monagle, a partner at the law firm Huffman,...
New Mexico Children's Code: The current laws and the roadblocks to change
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 15, 2025
On March 21, 2025, a mass shooting at Young Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, left three people dead and injured 15 others.Three teenagers and a 20-year-old have been charged in connection to the shooting."Before Young Park, there was several other...
New Mexico declares state of emergency in Rio Arriba amid rising crime
Straight Arrow News
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August 14, 2025
New Mexico is facing another state of emergency, this time in response to a rise in violent crime rather than a natural disaster. On Wednesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a executive order requesting federal assistance to support...
Federal disaster declaration extends to Doña Ana, Otero counties after monsoon floods
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
A still image from a Doña Ana County flood survey on July 24, overlooking Vado, where standing waters remain an issue. On Aug. 16, 2025, the federal government extended aid to Doña Ana and other southern New Mexico counties recovering from...
New Mexico Governor Declares State Of Emergency Due To Rampant Crime
Independent Journal Review
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August 14, 2025
Just two days after President Donald Trump took direct control of Washington, D.C.’s police force in an effort to bring down violent crime in the capital, New Mexico’s governor declared a state of emergency over what she described as an escalating...