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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Will New Mexico do enough to limit evictions?

By Morgan Lee Jun. 25, 2021 02:54 PM EDT

Selection process begins for Supreme Court succession

Jun. 17, 2021 12:01 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The selection process is underway to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court with the departure of Barbara Vigil at the end of...

Glorieta Adventure Camp counselor Kole Linville, of Kentucky, trains on a zip line on Friday, May 21, 2021, in Glorieta, N.M., before campers arrive. The 3,000-bed camp outside Santa Fe opened up at a third of its normal capacity under pandemic restrictions after being closed last year. Campers and staff will be kept in pods of 10 or less, wear masks outside their sleeping quarters, and eat outdoors to prevent outbreaks. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Summer camps return but with fewer campers and counselors

By Cedar Attanasio And David Sharp Jun. 11, 2021 11:06 AM EDT

New Mexico again offers virus relief to immigrants, elderly

By Cedar Attanasio Jun. 10, 2021 02:28 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials are opening up applications next week for the second round of cash payments to residents who are ineligible for...

FILE - In this March 26, 2021, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham receives her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Deanne Tapia, a registered nurse with the New Mexico Public Health Office in Santa Fe, during a vaccination event held in the gym at Desert Sage Academy in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico's largest child care providers are offering free daycare for parents who are getting a COVID-19 vaccine before July 4, state officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Free daycare latest virus vaccine perk offered in New Mexico

By Cedar Attanasio Jun. 09, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

Cemetery and funeral workers place the coffin of a man who died of COVID-19 into a niche at the Nuestra Señora de Belen cemetery in Fusagasuga, Colombia, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, the Santa Fe Opera awaits its summer season in Santa Fe, N.M. The gates at the famed Santa Fe Opera are opening again. General Director Robert Meya said Wednesday, June 2, 2021, during a news conference that he and the entire company are excited to return to the stage next month. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
Santa Fe Opera gears up for ticket sales, season opener

By Susan Montoya Bryan Jun. 02, 2021 01:47 PM EDT

More New Mexico schools commit to in-person school in fall

Associated Press / Report For America May. 31, 2021 05:38 PM EDT
SANTA FE (AP) — More New Mexico schools are committing to offering full-time, in-person learning this fall, with some virtual learning options. ...

New Mexico schools reject millions in funding, learning days

By Cedar Attanasio May. 25, 2021 05:59 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Amid pressure from some parents and teachers, public schools across New Mexico have rejected tens of millions of dollars in state funding...

FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo, students and instructors at the STEM Santa Fe engineering camp gather on a video call as seen through the laptop of instructor Esther Lescht in her home in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico education officials are budgeting up to $10 million in pandemic relief money to create internships for high schools students, while nonprofits and school districts are bringing back summer enrichment opportunities to meet rising demand. As many as 2,600 students across New Mexico could participate in the internship program. according to the Public Education Department, which announced the program on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)
New Mexico summer programs for youth include new internships

By Cedar Attanasio May. 19, 2021 08:08 PM EDT

New Mexico revives anti-litter 'Toss No Mas' campaign

May. 11, 2021 12:09 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico transportation officials say roadside litter has become a persistent an issue for the state so they’re reviving the “Toss No...

New Mexico invests in prekindergarten literacy software

By Cedar Attanasio May. 10, 2021 07:58 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials are rolling out a new platform that will track progress among preschool children to better prepare them for...

FILE - In this March 20, 2021, file photo, Republican state Sen. Mark Moores debates legislation in the final hours of a 60-day legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. A special congressional election is underway for an Albuquerque-based seat dominated by Democrats since 2009. Early voting by absentee ballot begins Tuesday, May 4 as major party candidates participate in their first public debate.(AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
Dominican Republic vs Mexico 3/18/2021

May. 04, 2021 04:06 PM EDT

New Mexico expected to have fewer births, fewer students

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 30, 2021 10:53 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico researchers warned on Thursday that there may be fewer people in the state in the coming decade, with a drop in births that...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil listens to arguments in a case about the state's Energy Transition Act during a hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Vigil is retiring from the New Mexico Supreme Court at the end of June 2021 after more than eight years at the high court. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
High court justice, who authored end to execution, to retire

By Morgan Lee Apr. 27, 2021 09:12 PM EDT

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces her decision to sign a law that legalizes recreational marijuana outside the state Capitol building in Santa Fe, N.M., on Monday, April 12, 2021. The Democratic governor described the law as a victory for social justice and a potential boon for economic development. Her decision makes New Mexico the seventh state since last November to legalize adult possession and sales of cannabis for recreational use. The legislation gives the governor strong oversight through the governor's appointed superintendent of the Regulation and Licensing Department. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico labor agency defends tax rates for unemployment

By Morgan Lee Apr. 20, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

Indigenous leaders laud New Mexico's school funding measure

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 05, 2021 06:56 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Tribal leaders on Monday welcomed Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's signature of a bill that will increase funding for schools serving Native...

This photo provided by the Office of the Governor shows New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, right, is greeted by Aspen Elementary School Principal Michele Altherr, during a visit to Aspen Elementary School in Los Alamos on Monday, April 5, 2021. New Mexico's public schools are reopening for full-time, in-person learning this week. The shift to in-person learning is expected to relieve parent's year-long struggles with child care, unmet special needs, and spotty home internet. (Nora Meyers Sackett/Office of the Governor via AP)
All New Mexico schools move to in-person learning this week

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 05, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

Workers remove segments of the chain-link fence around the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The fence was erected by National Guardsman and State Police officers following Jan. 6, 2021, riots in Washington, D.C. The added security cost at least $700,000 with over $15,000 going for the fence rental, according to a March 12, 2021, response from state officials that did not include the cost of removing it. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Security fence, cops, no longer encircle New Mexico capitol

By Cedar Attanasio Mar. 29, 2021 03:55 PM EDT

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham receives her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Deanne Tapia, a registered nurse with the New Mexico Public Health Office in Santa Fe, during a vaccination event held in the gym at Desert Sage Academy in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, March 26, 2021. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)
New Mexico governor gets initial vaccine shot at school gym

Mar. 26, 2021 07:32 PM EDT