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Petition Calls for More Prisoner Releases in COVID-19 Battle | The Line

April 17, 2020
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April 17, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel look at the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, and debate the call for early release of some non-violent prisoners.   Host:Gene Grant  Line Panelists:Julie Ann Grimm, Editor, Santa Fe Reporter  Serge Martinez, Professor, UNM School of Law  For More Information:Petition Seeks Release of New Mexico…

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Opening More Public Land to Hunters

April 17, 2020
A large group of birds stand and water and hover among desert brush.

April 17, 2020 – In early April, the Trump administration announced plans to open more than 2.3 million acres of wildlife refuges and hatcheries to hunting and fishing. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s press release called it “the single largest expansion of hunting and fishing opportunities” in the agency’s history, and the proposal will…

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