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COVID-19 in Southeastern New Mexico

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May 1, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues with the fourth in her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities. Adrian Hedden, a journalist with the Carlsbad Current-Argus, discusses the consequences of the outbreak in the Carlsbad area, its impact on the oil industry, and whether residents…

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Workforce Solutions Amid COVID-19

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March 27, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Sec. Bill McCamley of Workforce Solutions about the state’s expanded response for workers who have been laid off because of actions to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. New Mexico’s unemployment numbers jumped from 800 new jobless claims two weeks ago to nearly 32,000 as the week draws to a…

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