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3 hrs ago | Carlsbad Current-Argus

Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits

New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday.

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4 hrs ago | KOB-TV New Mexico

Martinez joins other governors on health panel

The organization announced Tuesday the panel will consider how states can improve the delivery of quality health care while controlling the costs of Medicaid, a program jointly financed by states and the federal government to provide medical services for the needy.

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8 hrs ago | MyHighPlains.com

Governor Martinez: New Mexico Stands Ready to Help the People of Oklahoma

Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced that the State of New Mexico is prepared and ready to assist the State of Oklahoma in the ongoing relief and recovery projects following the deadly tornadoes that hit the area on Monday.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, US Governors, Susana Martinez, Mary Fallin

Tue May 21, 2013

KOB-TV

NM judge poised to uphold law on private schools

A New Mexico judge appears poised to rule that the state can continue to pay for private school students' textbooks.

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The Daily Record

Commentary: Are you (fill in the blank) enough?

Latest to the question of whether a person is sufficiently identifiable as belonging to a particular demographic is Ted Cruz -- the conservative Texas senator who happens to be of Hispanic descent.

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Related Topix: Senator Ted Cruz, US Politics, Bill Richardson, US Governors, New Mexico, Immigration Reform

Mon May 20, 2013

Business Journal

Insurers may have to dig deeper to fund NM high-risk medical pool

New Mexico's health insurance companies are going to have to come up with more money to cover about 1,500 critically ill people because the federal government has reneged on a guarantee to pay for their care, according to Jason Sandel, a board member of the New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Route 66 News

The story behind Albuquerque's big aluminum yucca

A huge aluminum yucca sculpture, appropriately titled "Aluminum Yucca," in the east mountains of Albuquerque along Interstate 40 and old Route 66 recently marked its 10th year of existence, reported the Albuquerque Journal .

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Related Topix: Route 66, California, California Government, New Mexico, US Military, US Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base

KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

PowerBall players flooding ticket lines

The record setting PowerBall jackpot up for grabs this weekend is at $600 million and counting with New Mexicans doing their part to fatten up that jackpot.

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Related Topix: Lottery, New Mexico

Sat May 18, 2013

Ventura County Star

Ruben Navarrette: Finding the path on immigration

A couple of weeks ago, in a partisan jab, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson accused Texas Sen.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Bill Richardson, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Senator Ted Cruz, US Senate

Fri May 17, 2013

KCBD-TV Lubbock

NM gets private grant to expand school programs

New Mexico is receiving a half million dollars from a Denver-based philanthropic group to expand programs that allow students to receive an associate degree from a college while attending high school.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, US Governors, Susana Martinez

Deming Headlight

Democrat Endean-Singh targets Congressman Pearce

Democrat Leslie Endean-Singh says jobs will be the centerpiece of her campaign for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd District.

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Related Topix: Stevan Pearce, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, New Mexico, Hobbs, NM, Las Cruces, NM

KOAT-TV

Dr. Ramo receives prestigious New Mexico honor

Dr. Barry Ramo has made New Mexicans aware of public health issues for more than 20 years.

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Thu May 16, 2013

KCBD-TV Lubbock

NM high court considers appeal on back pay, raises

The New Mexico Supreme Court is considering whether thousands of state workers covered by union contracts are owed back pay and raises totaling millions of dollars.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, US Governors, Bill Richardson

Wed May 15, 2013

KVII-TV Amarillo

Report: N.M. faces medical access difficulties

A legislative audit report says New Mexicans could face trouble and delays in trying to see a doctor or other providers as demand grows for medical services from an aging population and expanded insurance coverage under a federal health care law.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Medicine, Nursing

The Grant County Beat

Silver City Town Council Adopts Greenways and Big Ditch Master Plan

The main topic of discussion at the Silver City Town Council meeting Tuesday, May 14, was on the resolution to adopt the Silver City Greenways and Big Ditch Master Plan.

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KRQE News 13

MVD emissions error has couple fuming

Just about every car driving on Albuquerque's streets is supposed to have an emissions test, a two-year certificate that the vehicle isn't polluting too much.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Aerostar, New Mexico

Denver Westword

Reader: Green 'chile' is disgusting gruel

When Jenn Wohletz moved from the Midwest to New Mexico, she discovered Mexican food -- make that New Mexican food -- at Little Anita's, and she got hooked on both red and green chile.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Life, Food, Mexican Cuisine

Deming Headlight

Cabinet secretary says: State has not rebounded economically

The economy has improved in much of the country, but not in New Mexico, a state executive told legislators on Tuesday.

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Santa Fe Reporter

The Canary in the Copper Mine

Bill Olson is not that guy. With a neat brown beard and a fondness for western shirts and jackets, even the occasional bolo tie, he's the quintessential water nerd.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Susana Martinez, US Governors

Tue May 14, 2013

Quay County Sun

Meetings watch: Tucumcari City Commission

Commissioners in attendance: Jimmy Sandoval, Ernest Dominguez Jr., Dora Salinas McTigue, Robert Lumpkin, Mayor Amiel Curnutt and City Manager Doug Powers.

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