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A recent national study done in collaboration with The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found major gaps in colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screenings that impact underserved communities.
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Let's Talk New Mexico
On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico, we will talk about a unique, one-of-a-kind system meant to offset damage caused by elk and incentivize private land conservation and attempts to reform and properly fund state agencies. We’ll also dive head-first into how the state manages our game and fish.
KUNM News Update
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MON: Tribes say the future is at stake in push for congressional approval of water settlement, +More
Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights settlement that will ensure supply from the Colorado River and other sources for three Native American tribes, and more security for drought-stricken Arizona. Now, what could be the costliest water settlement in U.S. history must be approved by Congress.
University Showcase
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Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
In a new show, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico uses photography to explore a traumatic time for the Navajo people. “Nothing Left For Me: Federal Policy and the Photography of Milton Snow in Diné Bikéyah” looks at the brutal impact of the Navajo Livestock Reduction imposed upon Diné communities and homelands by U.S. Indian Commissioner John Collier starting in the 1930s.
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Both Democrats running for House District 16 in the primary election have represented the Westside Albuquerque district before, as appointees. Now, Yanira Gurrola Valenzuela and Marsella Duarte are competing for election to it for the first time. -
Though Democrat Antonio “Moe” Maestas has served in the Roundhouse for 18 years, only two of those have been in the New Mexico Senate. The former Representative was contentiously appointed to the position in 2022 following the resignation of Sen. Jacob Candelaria. Whether District 26 voters on Albuquerque’s Westside actually want him to represent them is on the ballot this primary election, where he faces challenger Julie Radoslovich. -
Joe Craig, mayor of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, has died. He was in his early 70s. -
An oil and gas firm planned to convert a New Mexico water well into a disposal site for toxic wastewater. A familiar face stood in its way. -
Budget bumps, popsicles and postponed charter changes dominated the lengthy Albuquerque City Council meeting May 20. In the end, a $1.4 billion budget was approved for fiscal year 2025.
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