Posts Tagged New Mexico

Cuts loom in New Mexico unemployment benefits

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday.

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NM transgender student skips graduation over flap

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A transgender student at an Albuquerque high school has skipped his graduation over a dispute about what color robe he had to wear.

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NM school funding error snags districts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A problem with a computer form’s alphabetical listing caused dozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools to get too much state funding, while others didn’t get enough.

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Man pleads guilty to robbing 5 NM businesses

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to robbing five Albuquerque-area businesses at gunpoint during a three-month span last year.

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NM students could win prizes for reading books

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov. Susana Martinez under a program that state officials hope will encourage students to read when they aren’t in school.

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