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NM Legislature Backfills Some Federal Funding Cuts for Public Media

October 3, 2025
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10.3.2025 – After Congress in July, 2025, clawed back more than $1 billion in federal funding for PBS, NPR and public media stations across the country, the New Mexico Legislature has voted to help fund local stations with state dollars. Three public tv stations and 12 public radio stations will share $5.6 million, which amounts to about…

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Funding to Study Interstate Medical Compacts Passes

October 3, 2025
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10.3.2025 – Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Republican lawmakers agree that the state joining an interstate medical licensure compact could make a sizable dent in the state’s doctor shortage. While a proposal didn’t make it into the special legislative session in October, funding to study the idea did, and Democratic leaders have…

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