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Good news for local bookworms: New Mexico K-12 students have gained access to 50,000 e-books through a digital company the state partnered with in April. https://t.co/tWb5MuKs3P

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The Land of Enchantment will be the fourth state to vote on the Democratic nominee in 2028 — on Feb. 15 — if a resolution adopted Friday by the national Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee passes unchanged. https://t.co/7XKP5NS7gT

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Some 25,000 New Mexico parents are eligible for — but have not claimed — tax credits to help them raise their children, the state Taxation and Revenue Department says. https://t.co/MoHPdMLTGM

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State health officials are urging residents to take measures against mosquitoes after two New Mexicans recently tested positive for West Nile virus. https://t.co/Yh5viKiWKy

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After a wet week for some parts of the state, the threat of flash flooding is set to continue for Western New Mexico and burn scars around Ruidoso through Sunday. https://t.co/pBSnQUC8Cp

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KRQE-TV is set to end a long-standing agreement with CBS, shifting the national television network's Albuquerque affiliate for the first time in 72 years. https://t.co/8A0iQ4IDqC

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NEW: New Mexico will be the fourth state to vote in 2028 if a resolution adopted Friday by the national Democratic Party's rules and bylaws committee remains in place unchanged. The full Democratic National Committee still needs to approve the order. https://t.co/PAgb6AI4Zr

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OUR VIEW: New Mexico political parties and the incoming secretary of state — as well as lawmakers — should look for a method that includes regular voters and engages the public when tasked with filling candidate vacancies. https://t.co/MnpYTZOmci

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Wellness Wire: More than 18,000 New Mexicans have lost SNAP benefits since last year's passage of a major Republican tax and spending bill overhauling the federal food aid program. About 55% of the people kicked off the program are children. https://t.co/EGaFI9m4V3

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Speed demons, beware. The Santa Fe Police Department is preparing to launch its long-anticipated speed and noise camera program in August. City Council in April unanimously approved a five-year contract for the cameras. https://t.co/OAHowRCkGb

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RINGSIDE SEAT: Some 500 members of the Democratic State Central Committee will choose Toulouse Oliver’s replacement. Balloting starts Friday, but the outcome is not in doubt. Most members of the committee will vote for Haaland’s preferred running mate. https://t.co/rraUaYGdZ9

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New Mexico’s child welfare agency is under fire following reports it took a 15-year-old foster boy with a heart condition, who is a U.S. citizen, to the U.S.-Mexico border, where he was told to cross alone and reunite with his mother. https://t.co/ItGmAmCnAm

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The state Supreme Court struck down a bid by several former Republican candidates to reverse the rules underpinning New Mexico’s universal childcare program. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lauded the decision Thursday. https://t.co/aLJWd7qQUu

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Opera Review: The Santa Fe Opera's Eugene Onegin offers many vocal pleasures in the casting of most of the lead roles, combined with a physical production that's too often a bit over the top. https://t.co/rlJgXuWo0T

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Eric Brock was fired as athletic director at Santa Fe Indian School after an 11-year stint that saw the athletic program become one of the best in 3A, but he has since reemerged to guide the St. Michael’s program replacing Dakota Montoya. https://t.co/N6BCgELb0I

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More than a month after a fire at the Sangre de Cristo Apartments in Santa Fe’s Hopewell Mann neighborhood, eight tenants remain displaced. Some of them delivered a letter of demands to the complex’s owners Thursday seeking answers. https://t.co/8eAqHzEE6K

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Be it a national or state power grid emergency, or simply a lower utilities bill, Santa Fe Community College is ready. The school last month finalized a cutting-edge project more than a decade in the making since talks first began: a standalone microgrid. https://t.co/AVj4Sec81B

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Jacob Trujillo, an appointee to the New Mexico Public Education Commission, is only 26. He’s the youngest person to serve on the commission and views himself as a new progressive voice in an era where establishment Democrats have been dislodged nationally. https://t.co/yOQC5C1pz1

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On the latest episode of the "Around the Roundhouse" podcast, Republican state Sen. Jay Block touts Gregg Hull's experience as Rio Rancho mayor as Hull tries to become New Mexico's next governor. Block also criticizes Deb Haaland's policy positions. https://t.co/6Dy8CcdEWq

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A new poll conducted on behalf of Republican gubernatorial nominee Gregg Hull shows the race for governor of New Mexico against Democrat Deb Haaland in a statistical tie heading into November. It's contrary to a nonpartisan organization's characterization. https://t.co/C8IgbPX0r1