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WEBKUNM News. , September 16, 2024. Candidates for New Mexico State University’s top position wrapped in-person tours and interviews last week, as the prolonged search for the next president comes to a close. Plus, New Mexico Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich has a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger, Nella Domenici.
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New Mexico’s permanent absentee voter list goes into effect
WEBJan 2, 2024 · Last year, lawmakers passed the New Mexico Voting Rights Act, which expanded and codified certain voting rights protections.A provision of that law that established a permanent absentee voter list went into effect on Monday, Jan. 1. Until now, New Mexico voters who wanted to cast an absentee ballot had …
More than half of NM college students face food and housing
WEBAug 20, 2024 · A new study on the basic needs of New Mexico college students shows that more than half struggle with food and housing insecurity.. Dr. Sarita Cargas is the study’s lead researcher and an associate professor at the University of New Mexico. Her team conducted a version of this study a few years ago, but just for UNM students.. Last fall, the state’s Higher Education Department asked if she ...
Timeline slips for huge Albuquerque solar project - KUNM
WEBMay 3, 2024 · In August last year, Maxeon announced that it had chosen Albuquerque for its first U.S. manufacturing plant, which would be the largest silicon solar manufacturing facility in the country. At the time, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham credited the choice of New Mexico with state programs and solar subsidies in the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Maxeon's CEO Bill Mulligan said that the company ...
New Mexico Dems back Harris, state party says next steps are up …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · After suspending his reelection campaign Sunday, President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, and New Mexico Democrats quickly followed suit. However, the state Democratic Party says its next steps in the nominating process remain up in the air. New Mexico U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich on Friday joined a …
If funding isn’t sorted out, NM’s aging water infrastructure
WEBAug 22, 2024 · In a sweeping new policy report presented to the Legislative Finance Committee Thursday, analysts say “piecemeal” funding and various local water system shortfalls need to be addressed to keep New Mexico’s aging water infrastructure healthy.. This comes as the state and tribal communities report around $5.7 billion in future water and wastewater infrastructure needs.
Former Albuquerque City Councilor Pat Davis buys the Santa Fe
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The weekly alternative paper the Santa Fe Reporter announced Wednesday that it has a new owner. Former Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis’ Ctrl+P Publishing purchased the outlet, adding to its bench of five other digital and print papers across the state.. Longtime owners Richard Meeker and Mark Zusman announced in March their intention to sell the 50-year-old business as they take ...
In this tiny New Mexico town, the air quality is worse than in
WEBAug 21, 2024 · A group of air quality scientists with decades of experience have found some of the worst air pollution they’ve encountered in years in the tiny town of Loving, New Mexico, where the ozone level is often worse than it is in downtown Los Angeles. Despite the elevated readings, the Environmental Protection Agency — the primary enforcer of …
San Juan Generating Station cleanup set to begin in 2025 - KUNM
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Officials sitting on the Radioactive & Hazardous Materials interim committee received an update Thursday on how the state plans to clean up the decommissioned San Juan Generating Station. The Public Service Company of New Mexico – or PNM – decommissioned the coal-fired power plant at the end of 2022.