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COVID Cancels Some In-Person Learning

A person wearing a facemask, with an empty classroom behind them.

April 16, 2021 – At the urging of the governor, schools around the state opened at the beginning of April for in-person learning – some for the first time this school year. However, the coronavirus is already forcing some schools to return to hybrid learning as staff and students contract the disease both in-school and…

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Legal Cannabis Takes Root

Illustration of a cannabis leaf, with decorative spots and splotches of color beside it.

After many attempts over what seems like forever, New Mexico has finally passed a law making recreational cannabis use legal for adults. But the rollout is not as simple as lighting a match as special considerations for how this new law will impact New Mexicans must be addressed. It raises a lot of questions: What happens…

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