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New Mexico economists predict $485 million in ‘new’ money for next year’s state budget Lawmakers say the continued revenue increase provides cushion against federal cuts, uncertainty
KANW - New Mexico
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August 19, 2025
Economists tasked with predicting New Mexico’s financial health said Tuesday the state will generate a little more than $14 billion in revenue in the upcoming fiscal year, a figure that means the state will have nearly half a billion dollars in...
Expo New Mexico manager calls end of Gathering of Nations 'tough blow' to economy
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 20, 2025
Officials at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds are preparing for life without the Gathering of Nations Powwow, one of the largest events in Albuquerque, and a staple in the region for over four decades."It's a significant loss to New Mexico""This...
Jicarilla Apache Nation Celebrates Start of Operations on 140-MW Solar/50-MW Battery Project in New Mexico
EnergyTech
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August 19, 2025
The Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico have welcomed a utility-scale solar energy and battery storage project within their reservation that will generate income and renewable energy for the tribe. Shallow Basket Energy is a 140-MW solar/50-MW...
Albuquerque launches Route 66 Remixed public art project for centennial celebration
ABQ Times - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
Route 66 Remixed, a public art initiative, is set to be a central feature of Albuquerque’s Route 66 Centennial Celebration. The project, managed by the City’s Department of Arts & Culture, aims to reinterpret the city’s 18-mile portion of the...
Democratic state lawmakers slam Trump tariffs and GOP economics
KANW - New Mexico
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August 19, 2025
High-ranking lawmakers from statehouses in New Mexico, Washington and Illinois on Tuesday sought to draw a contrast between their economic policies and President Donald Trump and Republicans’ tariffs, trade wars and mass deportations. During a...
One in three businesses says they plan to raise prices as Trump’s tariffs begin and inflation grows
The Independent
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August 19, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Cultural Couture Shined at the 2025 Santa Fe Indian Market
Vogue - New York
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August 19, 2025
This weekend, the 2025 Santa Fe Indian Market kicked off in New Mexico—a one-of-a-kind event from SWAIA that remains one of the capital city’s main attractions. The annual market, which is now in its 103rd year, gathers Indigenous artists across...
Psilocybin Added To Substance Abuse Treatment Toolbox In New Mexico
Forbes
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Small psilocybin mushrooms are seen growing in the middle of a cut log. (Photo by Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Psilocybin is being increasingly used as an adjunctive therapy to...
Innovative company creates next-gen building material from surprising source: 'Lightweight, strong, flexible'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 19, 2025
People build walls out of stone, wood, brick, metal, and everything in between. Could plastic join that list? Todd Wynward, co-founder of the Repurposing Plastic Project, certainly thinks so. With the help of architect Doug Eichelberger, the group...
New Mexico health providers fault insurance red tape for cutting into patient care, researchers say Doctors tell researchers they risk burning out because of billing tasks
KANW - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
Health insurance-related tasks are so time-intensive and complex that many clinicians and claims processors in New Mexico are blaming them for compromising patient care and driving health care workers out of the field, according to the authors of...
Repaving Project Set for 4th Street in Albuquerque’s North Valley
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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August 19, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A section of 4th Street NW in Albuquerque’s North Valley will undergo repaving starting August 25, according to Bernalillo County officials. Crews will begin removing old asphalt and laying new pavement from Alameda to Second...
SBA Offers Relief to Private Nonprofits in New Mexico and the Mescalero Apache Tribe Affected by Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico and the Mescalero Apache Tribe affected by severe storms, flooding...
New Mexico health providers fault insurance red tape for cutting into patient care, researchers say
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
Doctors and other workers who determine whether insurance will cover health care told two University of New Mexico researchers a lot of their time is wasted by prior authorization, which is when a health care provider must get permission from an...
The progressive who’s riding into the wind Even in blue New Mexico, state representative Angelica Rubio is seen as idealistic — but her strong stances have also helped cross political divides
KANW - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
On a Saturday morning in early January 2019, the week before the start of the New Mexico legislative session, state representative Angelica Rubio rushed out of her house into the weak light of dawn. This was her second 60-day session: she was...
Has Spaceport America Been Good For New Mexico?
95.5 KLAQ - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Based on the past 6 years, from 2019 - 2024, the answer is a solid yes. The facility is located near Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico, about 75 miles north of Las Cruces. Spaceport America is the worlds first, "purpose built" commercial...
Group seeks to preserve, restore the dark skies of New Mexico
KUNM - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
When was the last time you saw the night sky revealed, with its full array of stars? Some New Mexicans living in remote areas can see the cosmos in all their glory every night, clouds permitting. But those living in population centers, including...
Vasquez slams proposed $102M cut to New Mexico drug-fighting program
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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August 18, 2025
Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2023. Mariam Zuhaib/AP File Photo × U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez is pushing back against a White House proposal to slash funding for a key anti-drug trafficking...
EON Resources Inc. Posts Updated Investor Deck and Q2 2025 Earnings Call Deck to the Company Website
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2025 / EON Resources Inc. (NYSE American:EONR) ("EON" or the "Company") is independent upstream energy company with 20,000 leasehold acres comprised of two fields in the Permian Basin in southeast New...
Empire Petroleum secures ruling to develop CO₂ EOR pilot in New Mexico
Offshore Technology
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August 18, 2025
Empire Petroleum has secured a unanimous ruling from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission (NMOCD), confirming the company’s exclusive rights to the Residual Oil Zone (ROZ) within the Eunice Monument South Unit (EMSU) in Lea County, New...
New Mexico Delegation Welcomes $22 Million To Provide High-Speed Internet To Socorro, Torrance & Valencia
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 17, 2025
CONGRESSIONAL News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $22 million via the U.S....