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Days after the death of New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, the president of the State Police Association released a video accusing the state Legislature of an “attack on law enforcement.”
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/10/21
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The New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute will host a special plant sale in celebration of Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the …
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By Carlos Andres Lopez
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2/9/21
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A proposed constitutional amendment making clean air, water and land a fundamental right for all residents of the state, both current and future, has cleared its first hurdle with a 7-4 vote Monday, Feb. 8, in the Senate Rules Committee.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/9/21
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A bill seeking to bolster the Lottery Scholarship Fund by allowing sports betting and table games at the state’s horse racing tracks was likely doomed the evening before The Feb. 8 meeting of the House Education Committee.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/9/21
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Las Cruces residents are reminded they should register through the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) website if they want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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City of Las Cruces News Release
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2/9/21
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A team of specialists and agents with the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will present a seven-week webinar series, “Coping with COVID Burnout,” offering strategies for managing chronic stress related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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NMSU News Release by Adriana M. Chavez
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2/9/21
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COVID-19 NEW CASES – ONE-DAY COUNTS
Feb 8 or 9: Doña Ana County 41, New Mexico 315; El Paso County 295; United States 92,739
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Bulletin Report
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2/9/21
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As the 31st year since two children, their father and others were murdered at the Las Cruces Bowling Alley slips by, Anthony Teran, brother of Steve Teran who died that Feb. 10 with his daughters, …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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2/8/21
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Legislators working to increase the number of restaurants in New Mexico that can serve alcohol are trying to find a “soft landing” for bar and liquor store owners who have invested their life savings to purchase liquor licenses. That’s proving to be hard to do.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/8/21
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A bill sponsors say would set “nation-leading carbon reduction targets” passed in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee on a 7-4 party-line vote Saturday, Feb. 6.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/8/21
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Legislation requiring paid sick leave to be offered to all workers in New Mexico cleared its first committee Thursday, Feb. 4, after the sponsors of two different bills on the subject agreed to combine their efforts.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/8/21
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Two bills by Republican lawmakers seeking to give the Legislature more authority over the public health regulations implemented by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were rejected Tuesday, Feb. 2.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/4/21
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A bill to equalize retirement pay for firefighters left the New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee $30 million richer than when it arrived Wednesday, Feb. 3.
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/4/21
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Update: 8:30 a.m. MST Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
COVID-19 NEW CASES – ONE-DAY COUNTS
Feb 3 or 4: Doña Ana County 95, New Mexico 670; El Paso County 416; United States 114,234
Feb 1 or 2: Doña Ana County 42, New Mexico 487; El Paso County 296; United States 139,290
Jan 27 or 28: Doña Ana County 123, New Mexico 755; El Paso County 530; United States 155,629
Jan 25 or 26: Doña Ana County 68, New Mexico 494; El Paso County 654; United States 129,527
Jan 20 or 21: Doña Ana County 144, New Mexico 884; El Paso County 531; United States 185,070
Jan 18 or 19: Doña Ana County 48, New Mexico 628; El Paso County 496; United States 142,587
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Bulletin Report
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2/4/21
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Through a number of local service projects that she initiated, a Las Cruces middle school student has discovered “how easy it can be to make a difference (and) put as much good into the world as possible.”
Jubilee Simmons, 14, and a student at J. Paul Taylor Academy, is helping the homeless, people who are feeling down and a local animal shelter, among other projects.
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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Connecting black students and the community more directly with African American history is one of the goals of Black History Month programming presented throughout February by NMSU Black Programs and the NMSU Black Student Association (BSA).
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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Little libraries are popping up in neighborhoods around Las Cruces, and children and adults are taking, donating and reading books. Little food pantries will follow.
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) have named New Mexico State University student Xavier Dominguez as one of 20 under 20 storytellers of the year.
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Bulletin report
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2/4/21
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The Gadsden Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) of Las Cruces presented the SAR fire safety commendation medal to Las Cruces Fire Department Lt. Matt Hiles, and the SAR emergency medical services medal to LCFD firefighter/medic Eric Palma, Gadsden SAR President Done Williams said in a news release.
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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During a Feb. 2 meeting of the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education, a presentation was made that outlined a plan to open classrooms to hybrid learning beginning Feb. 22.
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From an LCPS news release
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2/4/21
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