Senator David Gallegos Proposes Tax Credit Increase for Special Needs Adoptions

Senate Bill 277 increases tax credit for families who adopt special needs children by 100%

SANTA

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Senator Mark Moores Issues Statement Following Senate Passage of Senate Bill 180

Election code change does not include key ballot integrity measures

SANTA FE – Senate Bill 180

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House Passes Environmental, Health & Economic Development Bills with Broad Bipartisan Support 

Santa Fe, NM - Tonight, the House of Representatives passed important health, environmental, and

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The COVID, FLU, RSV Report for February 25, 202

THE OVERALL SUMMARY - February 25, 2023

US new cases rose 3%, as had been suggested by recent

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High Wind Warning 022623

high wind warning 022623Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
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Dilbert Comic for February 25, 2023

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DILBERT © 2023 Scott Adams, Inc. Used By permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION. All rights

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Wizard of Id Comic for February 25, 2023

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BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

B.C. Comic for February 25, 2023

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BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni, and Johnny Hart

NMSU public health faculty member awarded prestigious national fellowship

Carrie Sue Shaver, an assistant professor of public health at New Mexico State University, has

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Nine Companies Receive Funding Approval from EDD’s Job Training Incentive Program

February JTIP awardees include firms in Roswell, Albuquerque, Santa Fe

SANTA FE, N.M. – Economic

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Local Literacy Advocates Honored at the Capitol

barbara loren nelson lietenant governor senator siah hemphillThe Nelsons in the rotunda with Senator Siah Correa Hemphill and Lieutenant Governor Howie MoralesLieutenant

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Nominations now open for 2023 NMSU Distinguished Alumni awards

The New Mexico State University Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2023

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Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on shooting of feral cattle by U.S. Forest Service  

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the following statement in response to the U.S.

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OHSB reaches settlement with Rust Movie Productions, LLC

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau

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Senator Crystal Diamond Advances Bill for Greater Transparency in Public School Spending

SANTA FE – This afternoon, Senate Bill 24 was passed in the Senate Finance Committee. The bill

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House Passes Bill to Grow New Mexico’s Creative Industries

Establishes Creative Industries Division in EDD to support artists and diversify state economy

Santa

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Tri-City police department blotters – Feb. 20 through Feb. 23, 2023

Bayard Police Department

Monday, Feb. 20

Battery
Coffey Street
Caller advised two of her grandkids

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Feb. 20 through Feb. 23, 2023

Monday, Feb. 20

Welfare check
Ocotillo Drive – Lower Mimbres
A named female in her early 70s

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highwind watch 2 022523[Editor's Note: Apologies for wrong day in headline! I knew yesterday was the 24th, but my brain

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Irrigators in the Gila Valley thank Freeport-McMoran for a donation to help with urgent ditch repairs

By Mary Alice Murphy

[Editor's Note: This article is written from knowledge this writer has, as

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Feb. 20 through Feb. 23, 2023

Monday, Feb. 20

Loud music
Canal Street – 12:16 a.m.
Caller advised her neighbor has been playing loud

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Better School Board Practices Lead to Better Schools

By Fred Nathan, Executive Director, Think New Mexico

School boards are an often-undervalued piece of the puzzle

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How to Really Deal with Adversity

On the radio show and a couple of times in this column we have talked about NFL coach Eric

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