Haitians in Mexico see bleak choices as they seek protection
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Adrián is trying to settle in to his third new city since 2016, when his wife was raped and mother was killed in Haiti. He will go anywhere but home.
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Haitians in Mexico see bleak choices as they seek protection
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Adrián is trying to settle in to his third new city since 2016, when his wife was raped and mother was killed in Haiti. He will go anywhere but home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Haitians in Mexico see bleak choices as they seek protection
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Adrián is trying to settle in to his third new city since 2016, when his wife was raped and mother was killed in Haiti. He will go anywhere but home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lily Guido was having trouble hearing and she felt warm while talking to her co-worker at a California nursing home. She knew something was wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lily Guido was having trouble hearing and she felt warm while talking to her co-worker at a California nursing home. She knew something was wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lily Guido was having trouble hearing and she felt warm while talking to her co-worker at a California nursing home. She knew something was wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants get help from states, cheer inclusion in US bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lily Guido was having trouble hearing and she felt warm while talking to her co-worker at a California nursing home. She knew something was wrong.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge dismisses one of New Mexico's education lawsuits
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State education officials will have one less lawsuit to contend after a suit representing a disabled student demanding in-person education services was dismissed Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Judge dismisses one of New Mexico's education lawsuits
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State education officials will have one less lawsuit to contend after a suit representing a disabled student demanding in-person education services was dismissed Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Immigrant requests pour in for New Mexico virus relief funds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials have received tens of thousands of applications for virus relief payments meant for residents regardless of immigration status.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Predictions vary on New Mexico higher education enrollment
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Here’s a question even the most educated are having trouble answering: Will college enrollment go up or down in New Mexico next year?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Virus outbreak in Texas army base alarms New Mexico leaders
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico congressional delegation is raising questions about a coronavirus outbreak among a group of Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who returned to their home base in El Paso, Texas, after being deployed to Kosovo earlier this year.
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Virus outbreak in Texas army base alarms New Mexico leaders
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico congressional delegation is raising questions about a coronavirus outbreak among a group of Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who returned to their home base in El Paso, Texas, after being deployed to Kosovo earlier this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Police provide details of deadly encounter with Black man
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Activists on Friday rallied in person and online to bring attention to the case of a young Black man who was shot by a New Mexico state police while on a road trip from Indiana to Arizona, while investigators finally provided more details about what …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Police provide details of deadly encounter with Black man
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Activists on Friday rallied in person and online to bring attention to the case of a young Black man who was shot by a New Mexico state police while on a road trip from Indiana to Arizona, while investigators finally provided more details about what …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Few answers for family of man shot dead by New Mexico police
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Activists on Friday rallied in person and online to bring attention to the case of a young Black man who was shot by New Mexico state police officers while on a road trip from Indiana to Arizona.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico lawmakers consider slimmer child welfare budgets
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s child welfare agencies on Thursday will jockey with other state departments for slim funding as they present their spending requests to state lawmakers to continue funding childcare and child protection efforts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico lawmakers consider child welfare budgets
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s child welfare agencies on Thursday will jockey with other state departments for slim funding as they present their spending requests to state lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico Legislature passes $330 million virus relief bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill that will deliver a one-time $1,200 check to all types of unemployed workers and up to $50,000 for certain businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico on track to pass $330 million virus relief bill
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in New Mexico are praising a coronavirus relief bill that would deliver a one-time $1,200 check to all types of unemployed workers and up to $50,000 for certain businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico lawmakers propose $1,200 payment to unemployed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The state legislature is meeting for the second time this year to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and has introduced a bill to channel millions in federal funding into a one-time stimulus of $1,200 to economically stressed workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico lawmakers consider $1,200 payment to unemployed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The legislature is meeting Tuesday to pass a bill that could put $1,200 in the hands of state residents who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, including those whose unemployment benefits have run out.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico lawmakers consider $1,200 payment to unemployed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The legislature is meeting Tuesday to pass a bill that could put $1,200 in the hands of state residents who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, including those whose unemployment benefits have run out.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico lawmakers to weigh $300 million in virus relief
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers are drafting legislation aimed at providing about $300 million in direct economic aid for the unemployed, small businesses and emergency housing subsidies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Cut off: School closings leave rural students isolated
CUBA, N.M. (AP) — The midday arrival of a school bus at Cyliss Castillo's home on the remote edge of a mesa breaks up the long days of boredom and isolation for the high school senior.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Governor calls on Legislature to approve pandemic relief
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's governor is calling a special legislative session next week in the hope of providing new economic relief to those who lost their jobs and small businesses that are reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and aggressive health restrictions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Retailers curb indoor sales as virus surges in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — With the coronavirus surging in New Mexico, more retail stores are shutting down in-person sales ahead of a holiday shopping season that's critical for business.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico tightens restrictions, virus cases hit new high
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico officials say they're “tightening” the definition of essential businesses to exclude some large retailers that sell some essential supplies as the state reports a record-high number of COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Amid virus outbreak, New Mexico addresses school enrollment
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As New Mexico experiences a rise in deaths and infections related to the coronavirus, education and child welfare officials are working to locate 12,000 students who have stopped attending public school and haven't notified the state about their next move.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Amid record virus deaths, New Mexico looks for 12K students
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As New Mexico experiences a rise in deaths and infections related to the coronavirus, education child welfare officials are working to locate 12,000 “missing” students who have stopped attending public school, and haven't notified the state about their next move.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico wary of oil downturn as agencies trim budgets
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators kept a wary eye Tuesday on trends in oil prices and production as the number of active drilling rigs and new wells has plummeted from pre-pandemic levels, threatening a crucial source of state income amid the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
New Mexico governor hopes 'pause' will blunt virus surge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — People are being asked to stay home and gyms, salons, golf courses and other nonessential businesses will have to close for two weeks under public health restrictions reimposed Friday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New Mexico governor reimposes stay-at-home order amid surge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — People were asked to stay home and nonessential businesses must stop in-person activities as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday reimposed tougher public health restrictions for the next two weeks in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New Mexico governor re-imposes stay-at-home order amid surge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is reimposing the toughest of the state’s public health restrictions for the next two weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New Mexico governor weighs new pandemic response
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is weighing whether to impose new emergency measures to rein in surging rates of coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths across New Mexico, in a scheduled public address on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some veteran teachers skip wave of pandemic-era retirements
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — At age 86, agriculture teacher Gerald Bonds, of Farmington, New Mexico, has seen plenty of crises during his career. He sees no reason to call it quits over the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some veteran teachers skip wave of pandemic-era retirements
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — At age 86, agriculture teacher Gerald Bonds, of Farmington, New Mexico, has seen plenty of crises during his career. He sees no reason to call it quits over the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some veteran teachers skip wave of pandemic-era retirements
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — At age 86, agriculture teacher Gerald Bonds, of Farmington, New Mexico, has seen plenty of crises during his career. He sees no reason to call it quits over the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Some veteran teachers skip wave of pandemic-era retirements
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — At age 86, agriculture teacher Gerald Bonds, of Farmington, New Mexico, has seen plenty of crises during his career. He sees no reason to call it quits over the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New Mexico Democrats gain steam for progressive priorities
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democrats have expanded their control of the New Mexico Legislature, teeing up a progressive agenda that aims to broadly legalize marijuana, expand funding for universal prekindergarten programs and possibly enshrine abortion rights into state law.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Biden wins New Mexico amid Republican comeback near border
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is sending a Latino politician to the U.S. Senate for the first time since the 1970s with the election of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján in a victory for Democrats, but Republicans scored a win by reclaiming a conservative-leaning southern congressional district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New Mexico elects Democrat Luján to US Senate, backs Biden
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico promoted U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján to the U.S. Senate in Tuesday´s election in a victory for Democrats as Joe Biden won the state's Electoral College delegates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Open Senate, House races test Democratic hold on New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Election Day voting was progressing Tuesday in New Mexico where Democrats were striving to maintain control of the state's delegation to the U.S. Senate and hand Joe Biden a presidential victory, while Republicans are trying to flip a Senate seat and change the course of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Report: Remote learning fails many New Mexico students
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As many as four in five New Mexico public school students are
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Remote learning fails many New Mexico students, report says
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As many as four in five New Mexico public school students are
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge won't force New Mexico to send kids back to school
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health and school officials can continue to restrict in-person learning for the vast majority of young children based on county-wide coronavirus outbreaks after a federal judge denied a sweeping request for an injunction on behalf of school leaders and children from 10 New …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Judge won't force New Mexico to send kids back to school
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health and school officials can continue to restrict in-person learning for the vast majority of young children based on county-wide coronavirus outbreaks after a federal judge denied a sweeping request for an injunction on behalf of school leaders and children from 10 New …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
New Mexico names leader of Indigenous education reform
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former Navajo Nation legislative staffer LaShawna Tso has been selected to lead New Mexico’s Indian Education division.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Remote schooling forces child welfare agencies to adapt
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Child welfare monitoring and enforcement have been challenged by the coronavirus pandemic as teachers — the backbone of the abuse and neglect reporting system — are separated from their students by remote learning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Remote schooling forces child welfare agencies to adapt
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Child welfare monitoring and enforcement have been challenged by the coronavirus pandemic as teachers — the backbone of the abuse and neglect reporting system — are separated from their students by remote learning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Border wall, pipeline projects spur rural coronavirus fears
Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico rarely find lawyers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — One by one, asylum-seekers from El Salvador and Honduras who are waiting in Mexico for court hearings in the United States appeared before Judge Lee O'Connor to explain why, after months of effort, they couldn't find an attorney.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
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