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Politics – Government

Lawmakers push for legislation to address water future

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As wildfires continue to devastate New Mexico — our congressional delegation is pushing new legislation to address our water future. The Rio Grande is one …

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Can New Mexico balance big money with clean air?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The oil and gas industry pays for everything from public education to recent tax …

Court weighs clash on online publication of voting …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A conservative-backed foundation that aims to post online registration records for voters across the country urged a federal judge Tuesday to override …

Bernalillo County seeks election workers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County is asking for people to help out at the polls this primary election. …

First round of tax rebates heading to New Mexicans

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - As early as Thursday, hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans will start seeing an extra $250 …

ABQ city council passes $1.4 billion budget for 2023

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque city council passed an amended version of the city's budget for 2023. City …

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Push to revitalize Menaul east of I-25 moves forward

New secretary of Homeland Security appointed

Disaster unemployment assistance available to NM

Chance check-up catches unlicensed police officer

Audit: City owed thousands for ABQ Sunport project

Communities to meet at NM Rural Summit May 12 and …

$1.5 billion in unspent construction, project funds

Legislature

$1.5 billion in unspent construction, project funds

New laws starting May 18 in New Mexico

Junior spending bill passes in special session

Lawmakers pass rebate, revised junior spending bill

KRQE Podcast: Cash payments for New Mexicans

New Mexico lawmakers debate $500, $1000 cash payouts

Governor announces special legislative session

Lawmakers discuss possibility of extraordinary session

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Marijuana

NM, two pueblos come to cannabis tax agreement

Drug tests have taken 10,000 truckers off the road

NM sold $22 million in recreational cannabis in April

LC pharmacy denied exemption to sell marijuana

Will Congress legalize marijuana?

New Mexico cannabis sales show 4/20 spike

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Unemployment

New Mexico’s jobless rate is back near pre-COVID …

Unemployment benefits to end Feb. 19

PNM offering seeking to fill call center positions

Couple fights fraudulent unemployment fund taxes

New Mexico unemployment rate falls compared to previous …

Proposal to tackle unemployment through boot camps …

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Politics

2022 midterms: What to watch in Georgia, Texas, elsewhere

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken …

Stacey Abrams aims to recapture energy of first campaign

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman released from hospital after …

GOP candidate’s security clearance becomes issue …

Katie Arrington

Texas race tests abortion’s resonance with Democratic …

Henry Cuellar

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Washington-DC

Baby formula arrives in U.S. amid crisis

DOJ taking new steps to combat hate crimes

Biden talks American manufacturing during Asia trip

Gillibrand introduces bill to prevent future baby …

Lawmakers push for Active Shooter Alert Act

Warren: Republicans are plotting for U.S. abortion …

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Border Report

Title 42: Hundreds of Haitians expelled from El Paso

Volunteer feeds and greets migrants at ‘Yuma Gap’

Title 42 puts migrants’ lives at risk, advocates …

Title 42 must remain in place, judge rules

El Paso agents encounter large groups of migrants

Border town’s only migrant center ‘at capacity’

Train narrowly misses migrants on rail bridge

‘Title 42 is the only thing we have’

Migrant: ‘Many more will come’ despite Title 42 debate

BREAKING: El Paso to declare immigration emergency

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