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New Mexico’s U.S. Senators Lay Out Plans For Mining Reform

January 15, 2016
A muddy river with a lot of rocks in it.

January 15, 2016 – New Mexico officials announced this week that the state plans to sue the federal government for the Gold King Mine spill last fall. The Associated Press reports that the New Mexico Environment Department will sue both the Environmental Protection Agency and the owners of the Colorado mines that were the source of…

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The Line: What’s The Real Issue With REAL ID?

January 15, 2016
A group of people sitting around a table.

January 15, 2016 – New Mexicans will not need a passport to board a plane this month. The state, along with many others, recently received a two year extension in one area of the REAL ID Act from the Department of Homeland Security. State lawmakers need to approve legislation to bring New Mexico driver’s license policies…

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